MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'administrators'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:31:04 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4758756&cid=t_140752_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpatients-expect-the-er-to-be-unpleasant-so-why-make-it-better%2F2011.04.27 Our emergency department was very busy recently. The hospital was full and we were holding patients. Three had been in the ER many hours; one waiting for a bed for six hours, another eight hours, and still one more for eleven hours. Of course, ambulance traffic hadn’t stopped and the waiting room was full, with patients waiting too long to be seen. (And we all know that the media loves to highlight bad outcomes from the ER waiting room!) Administration set up a ‘command post’ to try to arrange beds, discharges and moves. At one point I asked one of our administrators to move those waiting the longest to hallway beds up on the patient floors. He told me that he couldn’t because each of the two floors in question already had one patient in the hall. And besides, it would violate the ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4758756 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:00:03 +0100 4758756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4082090&cid=t_140752_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpracticing-medicine-it-pays-well-but-how-meaningful-is-it%2F2010.10.19 Doctors are the top six best-paid careers (based on median and top pay), with anesthesiologists being the best-paid, primary care being the sixth-best and nurse anesthetists the seventh best-paid, according to a survey by CNN/Money magazine and PayScale.com. But not one of the physician careers landed on the top lists for job growth or quality of life. The title of best job went to software architect and the second-best job went to physician assistant. Take heart, though. When asked about having the most meaningful work (based on the percentage who think their job makes the world a better place), the top spot went again to anesthesiologists, and second through ninth went to some kind of medical provider or healthcare administrator. Social workers rounded out the tenth spot. (CNN/Money) ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4082090 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:00:00 +0100 4082090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3556098&cid=t_140752_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fchallenges-continue-for-women-in-science-and-medicine%2F2010.05.11 I didn’t turn on the computer yesterday (yes, it was glorious), so I missed Mother’s Day coverage in our local newspaper. When we returned home, I was happy to see that on the front page of the print copy the dean of Duke School of Medicine, Nancy Andrews, M.D., Ph.D., was featured with her daughter in the lab on their “fun Saturdays” together. Also cited and pictured in the article was Duke vice dean for research and professor of pharmacology and cancer biology, Sally Kornbluth, Ph.D., and her daughter. Written by News & Observer science editor Sarah Avery, the article describes how women are increasing in ranks in biomedical degrees earned while still lagging at the associate professor level and up. This trend was cited specifically for faculty and administrat... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3556098 Tue, 11 May 2010 16:00:19 +0100 3556098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2153833&cid=t_140752_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fkeys-ehr-team-success Much has been written about the pros and cons of leadership teams composed of senior healthcare administrators and clinicians, but there is little debate that active involvement by both parties is essential to the successful management of the hospital organization. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2153833 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:29:18 +0100 2153833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1955216&cid=t_140752_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F11%2F12%2Fmental-disorders-common-in-hospitals%2F If you need any further proof of how significant mental health concerns are in today’s society, look no further than the news article we published today noting that 22 percent of hospital admissions have a mental disorder as well. That’s a significant number. And while most people who are admitted to the hospital with a mental disorder do so for a physical ailment — 84 percent — it still demonstrates an often-ignored component of hospitalization. Co-existing mental disorders like depression or anxiety can have a significant impact on the medical outcome for which a person is admitted. But few physicians recognize the importance of a holistic approach to medical care in a hospital (and few hospital administrators care). This should be a wakeup call to hospitalists... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1955216 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:51:29 +0100 1955216 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1237810&cid=t_140752_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F236535598%2F Joanne Jacobs, educator, blogger and author of Our School: The Inspiring Story of Two Teachers, One Big Idea and the Charter School That Beat the Odds, participates today in our Author Speaks Series with an excellent article on how "Schools won’t improve until administrators and teachers can admit the problems, analyze what’s going wrong and try new strategies. Students won’t improve if they think they’re “special” just the way they are." Enjoy, and feel free to add your comment to engage in a stimulating conversation. ----------------------- The First Step Is Failure By Joanne Jacobs When self-esteem became an education watchword in 1986, I thought it was a harmless fad. I was wrong: It wasn’t harmless. Many teachers were persuaded that students should be pumped u... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1237810 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:38:14 +0100 1237810 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1124228&cid=t_140752_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F01%2F01%2Fcornell-cuts-suicide-rate-in-half%2F Cornell University has made the controversial decision that a human life is worth more than strict privacy rules. As a result, it has cut its suicide rate amongst students in half in the past 6 years (as compared to the previous 6 years when this policy wasn’t in place). At the same time while undergraduate enrollment at Cornell has declined during most of the 2000’s, visits to the school’s counseling center have nearly doubled, from just over 11,000 in 2000 to nearly 20,000 in 2007. This may also help account for the reduction in the suicide rate. Students are making more use of the counseling services available to them, and staff at Cornell are keeping a closer eye on students who seem to experiencing extreme emotional difficulties: After years in which many colleg... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1124228 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:03:52 +0100 1124228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1061033&cid=t_140752_88_f&fid=34857&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscalpelorsword.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fmore-jcaho-nonsense.html Dear Dr. Scalpel:In accordance with Joint Commission regulations, we are required to request an evaluation of your clinical performance. The Credentialling Committee now requires the completion of an evaluation form by a peer in your specialty who is not a member of your group practice. Attached, you will find a letter and accompanying evaluation form which you should forward to a peer of your choice for completion. In order to proceed with the processing of your reappointment application, it is necessary that you ensure that the required evaluation form is forwarded to a peer and returned to us in a timely manner. A return envelope is provided for this purpose. Please note that the evaluation form must be returned to us by the person completing the form. If we do not receive the evaluatio... Scalpel or Sword? blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1061033 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:55:00 +0100 1061033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=806935&cid=t_140752_88_f&fid=34857&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscalpelorsword.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fwhy-administrators-suck-chapter-xlvii.html So I need a female chaperone to stand inside the room for 30 seconds while I do a quick breast exam. All the nurses are busy with other patients, and the techs are doing ECGs or transporting patients. My favorite unit secretary is sitting at her desk literally five steps away from the patient's room in question. The phone is not ringing, and she is contentedly surfing the internet."Can you help me out with a quick breast exam?" I ask nicely."Sorry, I'm not allowed to do that anymore."Blank stare. "You've chaperoned me hundreds of times over the years. Who said you can't?""Mrs. Peaker, the new hospital administrator.""Wait a minute. You can take a break, can't you? I've seen you get up and eat once already during the shift.""Yes, I get two 15 minute breaks per shift.""And they still sometim... Scalpel or Sword? blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=806935 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:38:00 +0100 806935