Hospitalist Consulting

Salient MD is well-equipped to assist hospitals and Groups in evaluating the effectiveness of their Hospitalist Service, and provide a Performance Improvement Plan. We will bring much needed recommendations to the table to help your program achieve higher levels of performance.

Among the “deliverables” associated with our hospitalist practice consulting engagements:

LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGY 

  • Strategic Planning Facilitation
  • Hospitalist Service Statement of Purpose
  • Leadership Transition Plan
  • Assistance with Medical Director Selection
  • Leadership Development
  • Improved Hospitalist Organizational Structure
  • Hospitalist – Stakeholder Mediation

HOSPITALIST ENGAGEMENT

  • Secure input from Hospitalists regarding program improvement opportunities
  • Gauge awareness of Hospitalist impact on host facility operations and finances
  • Host interactive educational session “Thriving in a Hospital World” **

BENCHMARKING AND REPORTING

  • Benchmarking Analysis
  • Hospitalist Dashboard Report

STAFFING AND SCHEDULING

  • Short-Term and Long-Term Hospitalist Staffing Plan
  • Strategies for Daily/Seasonal Workflow Fluctuation
  • Innovative Hospitalist Scheduling Alternatives
  • Improved Utilization of Advanced Practice Professionals

PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

  • Internal Workflow Improvement Strategies
  • ED - Hospitalist Patient Throughput Improvement
  • Transfer Center Process Improvement

REVENUE CYCLE ENHANCEMENTS

  • Daily Charge Reconciliation Process
  • Clinical Documentation Improvement Plan
  • CPT Code Accuracy Improvement Plan
  • Selection/Implementation of Charge Capture/Patient Management Software

COMPENSATION AND INCENTIVES

  • Hospitalist Compensation Analysis
  • Analysis of Incentive impact on Hospitalist Productivity and Alignment with Value-Based Purchasing Metrics

HOSPITALIST-SPECIALIST DYNAMIC 

  • Shared Patient Responsibility Policy Development
  • Forum for Hospitalist-Specialist Collaboration
  • Hospitalist-Specialist Co-Management Templates 

ENHANCED METRICS/OUTCOMES 

  • Plan for Improving Patient Experience/HCAHPS Scores
  • Strategies for Improving Discharge Efficiency
  • Readmission Analysis and Improvement Plan

** For a Free Copy of "Hospitalist Guide to Thriving in a Hospital World" go to Contact Us page

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We were very pleased with our Salient engagement. Our program was not in a stable state and with the guidance and planning with our Salient partners, a plan was put into place that has brought us to a stable state. We still have work to do, but we feel good about the direction we are headed and this sentiment is echoed by the medical staff now on a regular basis. Our hospitalists were leery of “another consultant,” but what sets Salient apart is that they were not viewed as consultants, but as a company in the hospitalist business that brought tangible best practices to the table versus suggestions or ideas that had not been previously tested.

David C. Wilson, President
North Mississippi Medical Center
Salient MD