by Tristan Dooley | Aug 24, 2022 | Blog, Care Coordination
Share this article!Healthcare is interdisciplinary. Care teams are frequently made up of physicians, nurses, physician’s assistants, pharmacists, therapists, social workers, and more. However, many pharmacists are not thought of as part of the care team, even though...
by Meghan Cintorino | Mar 31, 2021 | Blog, Care Coordination
Share this article!In this article, I want to share my own experience of interacting with three medical institutions in one day. What started out as a normal weekend morning – some quality time with my two-year-old – turned into a day consumed by visits to two...
by Subha Airan-Javia, MD, FAMIA | Mar 24, 2021 | Blog, Care Coordination
Share this article!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...
by Subha Airan-Javia, MD, FAMIA | Mar 8, 2021 | Blog, Care Coordination
Share this article!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...
by Subha Airan-Javia, MD, FAMIA | Nov 16, 2020 | Blog, Care Coordination
Share this article!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...
by Subha Airan-Javia, MD, FAMIA | Nov 11, 2020 | Blog, Care Coordination
Share this article! 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...
