Surgical Hospitalist Practice

WEBCAST ON CD

Sponsored by The Surgical Hospitalist Program Management Guide

presented on May 28, 2009

Learn the essential building blocks of a successful surgical hospitalist program
—directly from founders of the movement!

Listen to John Nelson, MD, FACP, and John Maa, MD, FACS, as they present HCPro's webcast, Surgical Hospitalist Practice: Strategies for building and operating a successful practice. During this 90-minute program, you will learn how the leading experts developed and manage thriving programs.

Surgical hospitalist programs are transforming from a basic necessity into a profitable asset for many hospitals, as well as the most valuable response to the growing crisis of general call coverage and a critical component of efficiency and compliance efforts. The tools and strategies outlined in this program will help you develop and refine a thriving surgical hospitalist program.

You can also order this program along with the comprehensive guide book, The Surgical Hospitalist Program Management Guide, for only $379. Click here to order this package.

MEET THE FACULTY

John Nelson, MD, FACP, has practiced as a hospitalist since completing internal medicine training at the University of Florida in 1988. He is currently medical director of the hospitalist practice at Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue, WA, where he continues to provide patient care regularly. Since the early 1990s, he has served as a consultant for more than 200 institutions around the country as they start or improve a hospitalist practice and continues this work through Nelson Flores Hospital Medical Consultants. In 1997, he teamed with a Massachusetts hospitalist to found the Society of Hospital Medicine, and is now on the forefront of the growth of surgical hospitalist practice.

John Maa, MD, FACS, is a surgeon dedicated to improving the quality and access of emergency surgical care. His current research focuses on applying the surgical hospitalist model to improve hospital-based emergency care, specifically through new processes and strategies that address the challenges of emergency department overcrowding, boarding, and ambulance diversion. He is a member of the board of directors of the American Heart Association and is associate director of Surgery Clerkship at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He participates on several advisory boards and committees that focus on improving care in hospitals. He is currently an assistant professor in general surgery at the UCSF, and assistant chair of the department of surgery's quality improvement program.

AGENDA

• Drivers for growth in the surgical hospitalist field and the challenges of emergency surgical care
• Current and future trends in the growth of the surgical hospitalist field
• Financial issues: Hospital costs, return on investment, and physician compensation
• Scheduling of surgical hospitalists
• Political considerations of other surgeons and medical staff members
• Performance expectations and monitoring

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By ourchasing this program, you will be able to:

• Explain how a surgical hospitalist model can help address healthcare needs and growing ED crisis
• Identify key considerations in developing a surgical hospitalist program
• Explain financial considerations in operating a surgical hospitalist practice
• Explain the multiple challenges of developing a surgical hospitalist program

BONUS TOOLS INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIALS PACKET

In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this webcast, you will receive valuable tools and takeaways, as well as a slide presentation of the program materials. These materials are provided with PDF links.

WHO WILL BENEFIT?

VPMA, medical director, CMO, CEO, COO, president, medical staff coordinator, emergency services director, CFO, hospitalist, surgeon, hospitalist program director, surgery department chair, quality manager, chief of internal medicine, chief of surgery, director of surgical services

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