Tools and Strategies for an Effective Hospitalist Program Book

At last! Everything you need to manage an effective hospitalist program is right where it belongs--in one easy-to-access book and CD-ROM set! Hospitals and physician practices across the country have turned to hospitalists to combat mounting financial pressures, increasing patient flow problems, and rising malpractice suits. Unfortunately, finding the tools and resources to manage a program effectively can be a struggle. Until now . . . A complete soup-to-nuts guide, Tools and Strategies for an Effective Hospitalist Program provides proven forms, schedules, and tools you need to effectively and efficiently run your hospitalist program. This is the resource you need for: - Best practice advice from all types of hospitalist programs including academic medical centers, large community hospitals, and small rural facilities - Field-tested procedures to help new hospitalist programs get started and help established programs improve current methods - Easy-to-implement tools on CD-ROM that you can adapt and tailor to any new or existing hospitalist program - Successful strategies to determine what types of operational data you need to manage a hospitalist program, which metrics should be captured, and more - Sample schedules that can be tailored for any number of hospitalists at any facility - Expert tips on how to assess the effectiveness of your hospitalist program through referring provider/specialist surveys - Wide-ranging benchmarks to establish and run a successful hospitalist program - Winning strategies for recruiting and retaining top hospitalists in a job-seekers' market - And so much more! A look inside . . . 30 TOOLS you can modify to meet your facility's needs! 1. Implementing an electronic solution to schedule 24/7 shifts 2. Four-hospitalist provider rotating call schedule [2 samples to compare!] 3. Four-hospitalist provider block schedule 4. Five-hospitalist block schedule [2 samples to compare!] 5. Five-hospitalist seven days on/seven days off schedule 6. Six-hospitalist seven days on/seven days off schedule 7. Protocol for determining need for on-call backup 8. New physician retention interview 9. Orientation day-one and day-four checklists 10. Hospitalist job description at a non-teaching hospital 11. Hospitalist job description at an academic medical center with residents 12. Referring physicians'/specialists' perspective and wish lists 13. Communication modalities 14. Communication via Web-log and patient portal 15. Communication between hospital and outpatient clinics 16. Admission protocol and communication expectations 17. Referring physician satisfaction survey [3 samples to compare!] 18. Nurse satisfaction survey [2 samples to compare!] 19. Draft communication plan for developing a hospitalist program 20. Letter to referring physicians announcing a new hospitalist program 21. Draft communication plan for expanding a hospitalist program 22. Letter to referring physician announcing the expansion of hospitalist program 23. Patient satisfaction survey [2 samples to compare!] 24. Patient-targeted hospitalist program brochure 25. Departmental guidelines for hospitalist evaluation 26. Hospitalist employee performance evaluation [2 samples to compare!] 27. Physician assistant employee performance evaluation 28. Quality data: Six metrics within the purview of hospitalist programs 29. Protocol for generating a hospital report card 30. Pre-printed order sets on thrombosis risk-factor assessment Table of Contents at a Glance . . . 11 Critical TOPICS covered to help you develop the most effective hospitalist program! - Expectations for Hospitalists - Large academic medical center with residents - Small community hospital without residents - Staffing, Scheduling, and Planning - Recruitment - Retention and Orientation - The Referring Provider's Perspective - Communication with Healthcare Practitioners - Communication with Patients - Hospitalist Performance Reviews - Quality Improvement and Data Collection - Preprinted Ordersets - Coding and Compliance for the Inpatient Physician