Thread by @fr_hossain

ICYMI:
@EricTopol serves up a treasure trove of data and links to credible scientific research reports that are MUST READ
re: the current sad state of American physicians

🙏Why Doctors Should Organize
newyorker.com/culture/annals…
#PatientCare #Healthcare
@drjudymelinek @choo_ek

Doctor-patient relationship is crucial and I wonder if a patient is aware of the hospital’s policy (not the doctor) for a visit time allotment (in minutes).

Building More Trust Between Doctors and Patients
hbr.org/2018/11/buildi… @HarvardBiz #empathy #trust #PatientCare #IBD

“Administrative tasks have become so burdensome ....only thirteen per cent (13%) of a physician’s day, on average, is spent on doctor-patient interaction” Dr. Topol

jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai… #PatientCare #AI #Health #Healthcare #IBD #IBS #Hospital #Corpgov #Safety #MedEd #Doctors

The Patients vs. Paperwork Problem for Doctors

“...average eleven-hour workday, six hours are spent at the keyboard, maintaining electronic health records.”
nytimes.com/2017/11/14/wel… #Empathy #PatientCare #Healthcare #doctors #corpgov #Hospitals #MedEd #MedTech #AI #technology

“...economists projected that, for each minute of keyboard work that could be avoided by doctors, four hundred thousand hours would be freed up for patient interaction—the equivalent of hiring two hundred and thirty full-time physicians.” Dr. Topol
topol.hee.nhs.uk
#health

Medical leadership, a systematic narrative review: do hospitals and healthcare organisations perform better when led by doctors?

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

https://twitter.com/fr_hossain/status/1149314437322555392?s=12

#PatientCare #Empathy #Costofcare #Hospital #Corpgov #doctors #MedEd #healthcare #health

“...last four decades, the number of health-care administrators in the United States has grown by thirty-two hundred per cent, while the number of doctors only increased by a hundred and fifty per cent”
Dr. Topol

fee.org/articles/the-c… #healthcare #transparency #Hospitals

Physician leadership and hospital ranking: Expanding the role of neurosurgeons

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

https://twitter.com/fr_hossain/status/1016131684364898305?s=12

#Patientcare #Healthcare #transparency #Doctors #Corpgov #Health #Leadership #Finance #CEO

Why Doctors Hate Their Computers

Digitization promises to make medical care easier and more efficient. But are screens coming between doctors and patients?

newyorker.com/magazine/2018/…

https://twitter.com/fr_hossain/status/1161454869645053954?s=12

#techology #AI #Healthcare #Patientcare #Health #Corpgov #hospital #MedEd

Making a change from inside is lot easier than outside!

"Doctors on the Hospital Board"?

https://twitter.com/fr_hossain/status/1101921802278842368?s=12