Essentials of Good Pain Care: A Team-Based Approach – Safely Manage Acute and Chronic Pain
Improving access to evidence-based treatment for substance use disorders and comprehensive pain care are key to curbing this public health epidemic.
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Annual Prescription Renewal – Save Time and Improve Medication Adherence
Annual prescription renewal when you renew all of a patient’s long-term medications once per year for a 12- to 15-month duration saves physician time and practice costs. Synchronizing this process renewing all the patient’s medications on the same date improves…
Advanced Rooming and Discharge – Optimize Team-Based Visit Workflows
With advanced rooming and discharge protocols, the nurse, medical assistant (MA), or other clinical support team member can use their unique skills to create a more efficient, higher quality, and more satisfying visit for the patient and the entire team.
Preventing Physician Suicide – Identify and Support At-Risk Physicians
While burnout and suicide are very much organizational problems and not individual ones, this toolkit covers both what individuals can do and what actions organizations can take to address these problems and provide support.
Team Documentation – Improve Efficiency of EHR Documentation
Electronic health record systems can be beneficial but the chief complaint for many physicians is that it takes away from time with the patient. Implementing team documentation can help to provide better care to patients, reduce physician burnout, and improve…
Health Coaching – Help Patients Take Charge of Their Health
Health coaching is a team-based approach that helps patients gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to become active participants in their care. Health coaching can be supplemented with health literacy strategies and effective communication techniques.
Team Culture – Strengthen Team Cohesion and Engagement
Anyone who has ever tried to change anything in a medical practice may notice that sometimes the change sticks, and sometimes it doesn’t. Why is that? Team culture is an important place to look for answers.
Pre-Visit Planning – Save Time, Improve Care, and Strengthen Care Team Satisfaction
Pre-visit planning involves scheduling patients for future appointments at the conclusion of each visit, arranging for pre-visit lab testing, gathering the necessary information for upcoming visits, and spending a few minutes to huddle and handoff patients.
Resident and Fellow Burnout – Create a Holistic, Supportive Culture of Well-Being
Residents and fellows who attend programs that emphasize and prioritize well-being are more likely to transform into physicians that are less stressed and better able to engage with patients to provide quality care.
Creating the Organizational Foundation for Joy in Medicine – Organizational changes lead to physician satisfaction
A more engaged, satisfied workforce will provide better, safer, more compassionate care to patients, which will, in turn, reduce the total costs of care. Learn what actions organizations can take to reduce burnout, engage in the Quadruple Aim, and lay…
