Physicians Practice and Alaska Regional Hospital Partner to Improve Patient Care in Alaska
Posted on: Tuesday, 31 March 2009, 08:00 CDT
Physicians' need for practice management information is an ever-increasing one. According to Pricewaterhouse Coopers, every hour a physician spends with a patient results in 36 minutes of paperwork. Additionally, the cost of running a medical practice has increased and now consumes as much as 62% of the revenue (2007 Medical Group Management Association Cost Survey), while reimbursement continues to decline from year to year (2006 and 2007 Physicians Practice Fee Schedule Surveys). Furthermore, according to the 2008 Future Physicians of America Survey, nearly 70% of medical students do not feel adequately prepared for managing or owning a practice in the future.
Under this new partnership, Alaska Regional Hospital will sponsor the distribution of Physicians Practice, America's Leading Practice Management Journal, to approximately 1,600 doctors throughout the state. Physicians Practice will be mailed monthly, beginning with the March issue, and will serve to help physicians and their office staff address the numerous challenges faced by today's medical practices. The journal will also feature a section sponsored and written by the Alaska Regional Hospital highlighting the hospital's latest clinical offerings as well as articles of interest to physicians in the region.
"Partnering with Physicians Practice is a great way to offer our medical staff additional resources to help ensure their success," said
"It is great to be able to partner with Alaska Regional Hospital to bring practice management information and resources directly to
For more information on the benefits of partnering with Physicians Practice to improve patient care, visit www.PhysiciansPractice.com, and select For Hospitals.
About Physicians Practice
For more than 18 years, healthcare executives have turned to Physicians Practice to help them cultivate physician relationships. Physicians Practice maintains approximately 60 hospital partnerships and the journal is distributed to nearly 260,000 practicing physicians. We create award-winning content and multimedia services to help community-based doctors in
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Alaska Regional Hospital offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services including cardiovascular services, an orthopedic and spine center, Alaska's first surgical robot, cancer resources, and neuroscience program with Alaska's first Joint Commission-certified stroke center. Our air ambulance transports patients directly to the emergency department saving precious transportation time. Alaska Regional is committed to providing the highest quality healthcare in
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