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WRG - 2010 Hospitalist Executive Leadership Summit
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Content matched stated objectives.
Usefulness of handouts/AV.
Quality of facilities.
How well did the educational sessions give a balanced view of therapeutic options, including the use of generic names?
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Objective 1: Ensure administrative compliance through error-free documentation
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.
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Objective 2: Describe ways to decrease LOS and improve throughput
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.
Objective 3: Evaluate your hospitalist program to optimize quality of care
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.
Show evidence of quality
Asses a third party quality metrics provider
Use performance indicators to impact clinical provider
List the medical necessity for admission and continued stay
Utilize observation billing in an accurate manner
Prepare document to support evaluation and management CPT code
Prepare thorough documentation and self-scrutiny to improve quality care and maximize benefits of value-based purchasing
Identify how to effectively maximize quality and continuity of care with specialist, patients, and the patient's family
Create a personalized care plan that engages the individual patient
Define individual care plan goals to achieve customized patient outcomes
Explain how to boost the hospital's revenue cycle by increasing compliance and respond appropriately to RAC inquiries
Explain how to train hospitalists to interface with specialists throughout the patient's stay
Identify ways to achieve shorter LOS with more cost-effective resource utilization
List strategies to reduce admissions with higher-quality inpatient care
List the 10 hospital-accquired conditions designated by CMS and the 7 that are most applicable to hospital practice
Develop systematic strategies to fully evaluate patients upon admission so that all conditions present on admission are properly documented
Explore hospitalists' partnership with nurses and case managers to deliver care in a team-based approach, with a focus on decreasing infections
Develop systems for managing patient flow within the hospital
Create processes to simplify communication between hospitalists, program managers, and hospital administration
Identify common erros using a collaborative learning approach
State major development in healthcare reform and questions related to your hospitalist program
Use captured data to improve physician quality
Outline and optimize PQRI payments with need-to-know codes
Identify the three categories of what today's transforming healthcare system is
Summarize changes made by hospitalists that help improve patient satisfaction and experience
List ways to drive hospitalists revenue by improving transitions of care
List strategies to secure the best staff of hospitalists
Create retention through incentive programs to increase job satisfaction
Develop a system of evaluation metrics for hospitalist performance
Explain how to evaluate staffing needs to maximize program effectiveness
Review and determine pay schedules for new hospitalists that are tailored to your hospitalists program structure
Decide when to outsource critical care to expediate patient flow
Determine with intensivists how and when to use the critical care code
Discuss how to slash the costs of emergency care by implementing a CDU
Determine how hospitalists and doctors can work together to form ACOs
List ways to minimize cost of care for PCPs and hospitals simultaneously
Discuss any questions and/or concerns regarding the new ACO model
Design your program to withstand administrative scrutiny by presenting the most compelling evidence-based healthcare program
Assess local patient populations to determine hospitalist program structure
Discuss the challenges that arise between hospitalist program leaders, non-clinical executives and executives
Extend your program to impact the hospital's bottom line
Identify strategies to place in response to the growing numbers of hospitalists and transition residents to hospitalists: what to look for in perspective hires
Create a hospitalist program from a traditional model to a 24-hour program model
Design and promote a professional culture of increased work-life balance
Objective 4: List ways to refine case management using the best available healthcare informatics
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.
Please answer the following:
Do you believe this activity was appropriate for the scope of your professional activities?
Was the educational content scientifically sound?
Was the educational content free of commercial bias?
Was the mode of education effective to learning?
If faculty spoke about off-label or investigational uses of a product, was that information disclosed to you?
If you answered "No" to any of the above questions, please explain.
Were you solicited by sales personnel in an educational room while you attended this educational activity?
If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please explain.
What did you learn during this activity that you intend to integrate into your practice?

What questions have arisen in your practice for which you need answers/strategies that you can implement?

What patient problems or patient challenges do you feel you are not able to address appropriately or to your satisfaction?
What problems are your patients communicating to you that need attention or follow up?

Are you interested in basic, intermediate or advanced level trainings?

What barriers might you have that would interfere with implementation of new information learned from this training?

How can this training be improved to better impact competence, performance and/or patient outcomes?

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