APOGEE EDUCATION:
STAYING AHEAD OF THE CURVE

February 2, 2012

Driving back home from New York City one Saturday evening, I received a call from a former resident student. He felt compelled to call because he was dealing with a difficult patient situation; similar to an experience we had together back when he was still my resident. As a result of that residency experience, he felt as though he could hear my guiding voice helping him make decisions for this patient.

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GREAT DAY TO BE A DOCTOR

January 30, 2012

I am accustomed to delivering bad news to families, but this one was especially difficult. A man sitting on the worn couch in the family conference room was in shock. Two hours ago he had just performed CPR on his wife. “I was about to fall asleep when I heard her breathing was not right. I tried to wake her up but couldn’t. She was gasping for air. I called 911 and then she stopped breathing. I tried to remember how to do CPR. I did the best I could,” he said in despair. “Doctor, she’s never even been sick. How can this be?”

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CONGRATS TO DR. SIRISHA SESHAM,
"PHYSICIAN OF THE QUARTER"
BY VALLEY HOSPITAL!

January 9, 2012

Apogee Hospitalist, Dr. Sirisha Sesham was awarded “Physician of the Quarter” by Valley Hospital in Spokane, Washington. Dr. Sesham was nominated by her colleagues for outstanding doctor-to-doctor communication, patient satisfaction, and quality of care.

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PATIENT CALLBACKS:
A WIN-WIN SITUATION

January 5, 2012

A few years ago, I attended a Community Health Systems Chief of Staff conference at which one of the speakers, Stephen Beeson, MD from the Studer Group, gave a terrific presentation on patient satisfaction. I was especially eager to hear Dr. Beeson’s thoughts on the subject, as achieving high patient satisfaction scores is particularly important to me.

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APOGEE NOW OFFERS CME CREDIT AT AU & PD SUMMIT!

December 16, 2011

We are pleased to announce that Apogee University: Promise of Safety, Quality, Service, and Value has been reviewed and accepted for 12 credits by AFFP through the Accrediting Council for Continuing Medical Education. PD Summit has also been reviewed and accepted for 10 credits. Prescribed credits are accepted by the AMA as equivalent to APA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Apogee clinicians who have already attended AU may apply to re-attend for credit annually. Also, all clinicians are eligible for nomination by their PD to attend PD Summit for credit. As always, Apogee will cover travel, lodging, and meal costs.

For more information on these exciting CME credit opportunities, please contact:
samantha.dee@apogeephysicians.com

APOGEE PARTNER HOSPITAL NAMED 2011 SUMMIT AWARD WINNER

December 5, 2011

Last week, Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin, Texas was named a 2011 Summit Award Winner by Press Ganey Associates Inc.. This organization partners with 50 percent of the nation´s hospitals to measure and improve quality of care. Woodland Heights was bestowed this prestigious honor for sustaining the highest level of core measure performance for three consecutive years.

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