by Meghan Cintorino | Mar 31, 2021 | Blog, Care Coordination
Last Saturday was a doozy. What started out as a normal weekend morning – some quality time with my 2 year old and catching up on the chores I ignored most of the week – turned into a day consumed by visits to two different ERs and a pediatric urgent care. ER Visit...
by Subha Airan-Javia, MD, FAMIA | Mar 24, 2021 | Blog, Care Coordination
In most hospital situations, there is no continuity. No one knows everything about a patient. Instead, we each know only our part of the patient’s puzzle. This fragmentation in care has increased for several reasons: First, the pandemic. Last minute quarantines,...
by Subha Airan-Javia, MD, FAMIA | Mar 8, 2021 | Blog, Care Coordination
With COVID comes solitude and separation. In a hospital setting it often means no family or friends. This has had profound impacts on care and reminds me of why it’s so important to have loved ones near. Not just for the traditional reason: because patients and their...
by Subha Airan-Javia, MD, FAMIA | Nov 16, 2020 | Blog, Care Coordination
Making Amends: In Search of a Solution As mentioned in part one and two of this series, The Doctors Company conducted a study on their malpractice claims. In the article, they provide strategies to help with patient communication and reduction of potential errors....
by Subha Airan-Javia, MD, FAMIA | Nov 11, 2020 | Blog, Care Coordination
Communicating in a siloed world. In their review, The Doctors Company stated that “The largest number of cases revealed weaknesses in systems and processes that were depended upon by nurses and physicians.” The first thing that strikes me here are the words:...
by Subha Airan-Javia, MD, FAMIA | Nov 10, 2020 | Blog, Care Coordination
I recently came across an article written by The Doctors Company that reviewed 238 malpractice claims between 2015-2018 in an effort to find ways to reduce claims and improve care. While the doctors company found three drivers for malpractice claims (delayed...
