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Fellowship trained surgeons Dr Michael Lu and Dr Christobal Beiro officially started at Raritan Bay Medical Center on October 1, 2011.  Leading up to their start date, the RBMC team made significant efforts to introduce and showcase Dr. Lu and Dr. Beiro with key referral sources in the market.  As a result, Dr. Biero received his first referral on October 3rd.  This goes to show you that referral source integration is critical in driving new referrals to your program – ...

CMS invited providers to apply to test four different models of bundled payment processes. The models provide flexibility in selecting conditions to bundle, the delivery structure and the allocation of payments. The Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative is an approach to help improve quality of care, decrease costs and enhance coordination of care. Read More – Fact Sheet Bundled Payment.

Desert Regional Medical Center opened a new unit that dedicated to joint replacement and surgical spine patients.  The opening consolidates two separate units into a brand new unit providing the greatest opportunity for improving patient care through consistent staff and a well-patient approach.  The opening is the culmination of not only a significant capital improvement, but a completely redesigned patient & family experience from the surgeon’s office through to discharge from the hospital.

Desert Regional Medical Center Opens New ...

For those of you looking for valuable insights into your physician-hospital alignment challenges, I encourage you to take few minutes of your time to read through the article in the link below.  Physician-hospital alignment is becoming more important as hospitals seek to lower costs, improve care, and prepare themselves for payment models that reward collaboration.  In the article written by Kenneth Cohn, MD, MBA, FACS, a practicing surgeon and the author of Getting It Done, discusses seven problems that plague ...

Dr. Stephen Bannar, an orthopedic surgeon in South Lake Tahoe, volunteered his time and skills in Tanzania, Africa to help treat local men, women, and children with orthopedic and non-orthopedic problems as part of Health Volunteers Overseas. Dr. Bannar has been a member of Health Volunteers Overseas for 15 years and has previously volunteered in St. Lucia and Vietnam. He provided much needed services for the people of Tanzania as well as bringing donated medical supplies to the area to ...