We have been working collaboratively with the leadership of Olympia Medical Services, (Randy Bickle, D.O.; Tom Selznick, D.O.; and Mike Wayne, D.O.) to identify collaborative initiatives where the hospital and medical groups can mutually benefit. These meetings have been terrific and very productive, but we realized that many of you, our staff physicians for whom we work, might not know what we have accomplished. Therefore, I have highlighted some of the initiatives we have launched together and that you can draw on as well.
Web site Development: Using Botsford’s expertise in web design we have created a template Web site that we can modify to your specific practice. It can be very simple and be hosted on our Botsford Hospital Web site or (with added fees) it can be very elaborate and hosted by you. We have successfully launched several web pages for staff physicians and we are ready to offer the service for you on a first come, first serve basis. For a sample of what we can offer, please visit http://www.botsford.org/nfmc.
Office Staff Training Course: This year, we hosted three training courses for office staff personnel. I am sure that many of you have sent some of your employees. Each course had over 50 attendees. The topics focused on connecting with the patients and customer service. The feedback we have received from the staff has been nothing short of great. Look for more useful classes for your office staff in 2010!
Urgent Care/After-Hours Clinic: In partnership with the Emergency Medicine Group at Botsford Hospital, we have established an after-hours Urgent Care center for your patients to utilize. This is a cost effective alternative to the ER and provides a faxed report to your office the next morning and assurance that your patient will return to your practice. This collaborative clinic will also allow you to fulfill the Patient Centered Medical Home after hour requirement for incentive pay through third party payors. Please click here for more details: http://mwurgentcare.com.
Physician ID cards for patients: We have developed practice ID cards for patients to carry in their wallets. The card identifies the Primary Care Physician and the practice information. When they go to an ER or Urgent Care facility, the patient can present the card at the time of the visit, and (the hope is) your patient’s pertinent health information gets relayed back to you.
Here is a list of other services offered to Botsford Hospital Medical Staff physicians:
PCP referrals following ED visits (for Family Medicine physicians)
Medical supply and surgical supply discount pricing available through hospital Group Purchasing arrangement
Opportunity to utilize CEMTech for auto repair at a discount
Medical Staff Membership opportunity – application fee waived in 2009
Red Flag Compliance – documentation offered
Sharps disposal discount opportunity
Costco Membership discount opportunity
Senior Assessment program at Botsford Commons
Diabetes Education program in your office
Professional Liability Program at discount rates
EMR collaborative opportunities/strategies
For more information on any of these initiatives, please contact me (or Sonja Amos, Director, Medical Staff Services) at (248) 471-8222.
Best Dictator Award
In honor of Health Information and Technology Week (November 1-7, 2009), the Transcription Department would like to announce the winner of the newly created Best Dictator Award! This honor is being awarded to one Staff Physician and one Resident Physician who are considered outstanding when using the following criteria when dictating: Concern for accuracy of report, clear enunciation, accurate data input into dictation system regarding patient account numbers and report types, dictation done in a quiet area. This year, the Fall 2009 Best Dictator Award goes to Jeffrey Gerken, D.O., and Gasson Alaouie, D.O. Congratulations!
Honorary mention goes to Staff Physicians (in alphabetical order) Drs. Ajluni, Colen, Fleming, Jennings, Philip Kaplan, Linard, McMichael, Ruza, Sierra, Susser as well as Resident Physicians Drs. Hederman, Quan, Voshel, and Wheat.
The Health Information Services Transcription Department would like to remind all dictators to refrain from dictating on a cell phone to ensure privacy and accuracy of reports.
New Visitor Restrictions in Place Due to Flu
In response to the outbreak of influenza in this area, Botsford Hospital has implemented temporary visitor restrictions to protect, patients, visitors and hospital employees.
Effective October 24, the following visitor restrictions are in place:
Individuals with flu-like symptoms such as cough, fever, runny nose and sore throat will not be allowed to visit patients
Children ages 12 and under will not be permitted to visit patients
Only two visitors at a time will be allowed in a patient's room
"Our goal is to protect the health and safety of our patients," said Margaret Hasler, R.N., Botsford Hospital Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer. She also encouraged visitors to wash their hands upon entering the hospital and before and after a visit with a patient. Hasler emphasized that Botsford has not experienced a large number of H1N1 flu patients or an unusual number of seasonal flu cases.
Events
Symposium for Primary Care Medicine (formerly the Allen Zieger Lecture Series)
http://www.botsford.org/physicians/2009/Primary_Care.html
November 6 and 7, 2009
Novi Sheraton
4th Annual Botsford Autumn Gala
http://www.botsford.org/foundation/events/
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Ritz Carlton, Dearborn
New Medical Staff
Please welcome our new medical staff for the month of November.
Internal Medicine
Gassan Alaouie, D.O.
Neurology
Amish Patel, D.O.
