Medaxiom Blog

Over the last several months, employers across the country have been challenged with navigating “the Great Resignation.” Across all industries, leaders and human resources business partners are scrambling to quickly solve a complex retention issue. While retention is important for every industry it’s critical in healthcare, especially in cardiology.

Over the past few weeks, there has been a robust dialogue amongst cardiovascular physician executives on the challenges of leading today’s programs. Topics range from creating an attractive environment for young talent - who have very different motivations than previous generations - to how to compensate physicians in a very complicated profession.

The acceleration of cardiovascular physician group acquisitions made business sense. However, the investment in cultivating the right culture and setting realistic expectations were undervalued. As with the analogy of a marriage, the failure to prioritize values and engage in conflict resolution are normal but can fracture the relationship between providers and hospitals if left unaddressed.

ACC hosted its annual Cardiovascular Summit, “where quality and finance intersect!” There were tons of great topics with equally great speakers. I’m excited to share some of the highlights and things that I learned with the MedAxiom community.

For nearly a decade, MedAxiom has collected patient panel as part of the MedAxcess data submission process. In this blog Karen defines patient panel and shares trends to help your program benchmark and plan for 2022 and beyond.