Specialist collaboration strategies--roundtable discussion.
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Catchment Area, Health↗
Biomedical subjects
R T Stack
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Specialty PPO helps a hospital "think like a business".
Borgess Medical Center's application of "clinical pathing" has enabled the institution to take a business approach to its operating procedures that has proven highly effective in achieving cost savings and improving delivery of services.
Cardiology Service, Hospital↗
A lively learning agenda.
It started with little, but telling, incidents. Like the time a utility company employee phoned the hospital to inquire about its cardiac package. Someone in the admitting office told him: "I'm not aware of any such plan, sir. By the way, what is a PPO anyway?" Then, about three years ago, an internal survey on managed care education confirmed an organization-wide knowledge gap in this area: Only 4 percent of directors and 7 percent of executives claimed to have a clear understanding of managed care. These were among the wake-up calls that became the impetus for a comprehensive education program at Borgess Medical Center, a 426-bed regional referral center in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Anxiety↗