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New attending call model aimed at fatigue mitigation produces ‘stable’ workflow
A “paradigm shift” in attending call staffing with a focus on fatigue mitigation can be undertaken in a vascular surgery practice without disruption to clinical productivity, a study presented at the New England Society for Vascular Surgery (NESVS) annual meeting…
What is taxonomy and how does it affect vascular surgeons?
Have you ever had a bill denied for services of your assistants and not known why? Have you received cryptic messages on an explanation of payments that indicates your assistant is not allowed to bill for services? As the use…
Ramped-up productivity incentives and a deadly down slope
The healthcare system always conducts a “root cause” analysis when a medical error occurs. It looks for a systemic problem to address in order to prevent a recurrence. Although multidimensional, we have failed to address one of the root causes of…
Leadership and culture: Nurturing our immune system
Defining culture is amorphous, and mostly subjective. Being hard to define, it falls behind other measures of leadership—and team success or failure—like strategy or communication skills. Michael Watkins, PhD, professor of leadership and organizational change at the International Institute for…
The power of groups: Invest in the SVS PAC
Humans are social animals, and, over time, they have found that their best times are spent in groups. We have just celebrated Thanksgiving, spending time with our most important group, our family, reflecting on our present life situation and giving…