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Telehealth is part of the future of healthcare because it’s a medical tool, not a technological tool
June 4, 2021
By Dan Collard, TeamHealth Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer When the COVID-19 pandemic swept through America’s healthcare system, clinicians were forced to adapt – quickly. In addition to treating sick patients and managing emergency department capacity in hot spots surging past capacity, clinicians faced another serious challenge: How would they make sure non-COVID...
Celebrating Diversity in Healthcare
April 16, 2021
Diversity and inclusion are essential aspects of any industry. However, the significance of diversity in healthcare is paramount. As defined, diversity goes beyond race and ethnicity. Instead, it extends to all
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Celebrating Women Physicians Day 2023
February 3, 2023
Each year on February 3, we honor women physicians and celebrate their contributions to TeamHealth and to the field of medicine. Today, in honor of National Women Physicians Day, Dr. Mary-Katherine Harper, DO, MBA, FACOEP is sharing her story. Dr. Mary-Katherine Harper knew that she wanted to be a physician since elementary school as a...
Increasing Diversity in Healthcare
February 1, 2023
Every February, America honors the contributions and sacrifices of Black Americans who have helped shape the United States. Black History Month celebrates the rich cultural heritage, triumphs and adversities that are an indelible part of our country's history. I believe that it should create awareness, as well.
Recognizing Universal Human Rights
December 10, 2022
By Michael Corvini, MD, MBA, FACEP, FACP, President, TeamHealth Southeast Group My wife, Lily, and I have a tremendous amount in common. We have similar dispositions, compatible philosophical beliefs and parallel aspirational goals. We also have common interests and enjoy similar activities and hobbies. While our many similarities make us easily compatible, what gives...
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Happy National PA Week
October 6, 2022
By Deborah Reed, PA-C, APC Director, West Group As APC Director for the West Group, I work collaboratively with group leadership to provide leadership, advocacy, and representation for advanced practice clinicians within TeamHealth’s West Group. I work clinically in an APC-only staffed emergency department in a critical access hospital in Waurika, Oklahoma, as well...
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Focusing on Healthcare Equity on Women’s Equality Day
August 22, 2022
Women’s Equality Day is a time to remember all the equality women have achieved over the years– social, civil, economic, political and legal. It is also a time to raise awareness for all those we still lack or have lost in that same time. Commemorating days like this calls for all women to fight for each other, especially those women who may not be like them.
National Advanced Practice Clinician Council Annual Conference 2022
June 30, 2022
By Randal Dabbs, Co-Founder and President, Practice Development The National Advanced Practice Clinician Council (APCC) of TeamHealth met in June in Knoxville, Tennessee, for its annual conference. The APCC is composed of physician assistants, nurse practitioners and CRNA leaders from emergency medicine, hospital medicine, anesthesiology, post-acute care and ambulatory care groups. It was created in...
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Reflecting on LGBTQ+ Pride Month
June 23, 2022
By Marilyn McLeod, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, Facility Medical Director, Emergency Medicine Pride Month gives us the opportunity to celebrate our successes, grieve our failures and plan for our future work. We have made so much progress in improving recognition for fairness and understanding for the LGBTQ+ community. Yet, too often the headlines we see...
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Reflecting on Juneteenth 2022
June 19, 2022
By Candace Nall, MD, Physician, Emergency Medicine When I reflect on what Juneteenth represents to me personally, it elicits a sense of pride. As I celebrate this day, I am mindful that each generation of Black women in my family have experienced the same healthcare system inequalities. Despite our change in income and privilege,...
Honoring World Blood Donor Day 2022
June 13, 2022
In 2004, the World Health Organization designated June 14th World Blood Donor Day. The annual observance is a time to highlight the ongoing need for blood donations. The COVID-19 pandemic spotlighted the need for consistently stocked blood banks for life-saving care across the globe. As blood supplies drop to the lowest levels in over a...
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Celebrating Pride Month 2022
June 8, 2022
Pride Month occurs annually in June to recognize the influence and impact of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) people around the world. The entire month is dedicated to the celebration of the LGBTQ+ community and is used as a symbol to show support and inclusion.
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Congratulations to the 2022 SHM Fellows Class
June 7, 2022
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) designates Fellows in Hospital Medicine, Senior Fellows in Hospital Medicine and Masters in Hospital Medicine each year. Clinicians who achieve this distinction are dedicated to promoting excellence, innovation and improving the quality of patient care – values shared by SHM and TeamHealth. Qualified candidates are evaluated annually on their...
Honoring the Fallen on Memorial Day 2022
May 30, 2022
By Eugene Johnson, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Northeast Group, Executive Sponsor, Veterans Resource Group As we celebrate Memorial Day, the members of the TeamHealth Veterans Resource Group would like to take a moment to remember those who have given their lives in military service. On Monday, May 30, 2022, we observe...
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Frontline Healthcare Heroes Protect the Communities They Serve – Yet One Major Insurer Continues to Put Profits Over Patients
May 23, 2022
By Dr. Scott Scherr, Regional Medical Director, Emergency Medicine Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago, America’s frontline healthcare workers have stepped up time and time again, putting their lives on the line to help keep patients healthy and safe. While we may not know when or where the next tragedy...
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- Haoyu Zhao
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2022
May 2, 2022
By Haoyu Zhao, MSN, ARNP, FNP-C, TeamHealth Post-Acute Care What Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month means to me May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. During this month every year, we celebrate the achievements and remember the struggles Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) endured. I was born and raised...
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Driving Collective Change to Improve Opioid Prescribing Techniques
April 29, 2022
By Nathan Schlicher, MD, JD, MBA, Regional Medical Director of Quality Assurance and Associate Director of Litigation Support The opioid epidemic continues to strain the American people and healthcare system despite years of work to reduce over-prescribing. Throughout the pandemic, the number of opioid-related overdoses increased by an estimated 28.5% from April 2020 to...