Want the most depressing job? Work in health care!
Filed under: Communication, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management
Who’s got the most depressing job in the world? It might be you. Read more
Study: Burned out med students more likely to give poor care
Filed under: Communication, Ethics, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
The stresses of medical school may have some value as a way of testing students’ mettle, but it comes with a real cost. Read more
Improved quality of care also boosts staff morale
Filed under: Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Practice Management
Initiatives to improve the quality of care can have many more benefits than “just” better patient outcomes. Read more
Can long hours cause death from overwork?
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Every health exec has fielded complaints about too-long shifts from staffers. Read more
Oops! Stressed out docs make more mistakes
Filed under: Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
Fatigue isn’t the only thing that can lead docs and other staffers to make serious medical mistakes. Now you have to worry about their emotional well-being too. Read more
Special Report
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Pivotal care that drastically cuts emergency room overuse
Reducing costs is at the top of all health executives’ minds — more so now than ever before since hospitals are facing a possible 1% Medicare pay cut for high readmission rates starting in October. So where do you begin?
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Pivotal care that drastically cuts emergency room overuse