QuantiaMD Launches Physician Wellbeing Initiative

Waltham, Mass. January 24, 2012 - QuantiaMD, the medical learning network, announces the launch of an initiative addressing physician wellbeing. The new Physician Wellbeing Special Interest Group (SIG) provides educational content, expert advice, tools and services aimed at lowering the prevalence of physician burnout and mitigating its negative impact on patient care. The comprehensive initiative focuses on physicians' physical, mental, financial and social health and can be accessed at http://www.quantiamd.com/home/sig_physician_wellbeing.

QuantiaMD reached out to its physician members and found that almost half want to prioritize their wellbeing, but currently do not. Other industry studies have highlighted the growing prevalence of physician burnout and stress and the positive correlation between physician health and patient care outcomes. Physician work satisfaction has been decreasing due to factors such as less time available to spend with patients, greater administrative burden and the increasing difficulty of staying up-to-date on medical thinking. With new healthcare regulations placing greater pressure and accountability on physicians, it is vital that they continue to maintain a healthy work-life balance in order to provide optimal patient care.

Connecting Doctors, Helping Patients: The Story Behind QuantiaMD

The following is from the ACPE update (I'll be speaking with Eric on a panel discussion at the ACPE Fall Institute and I hope to see you there):

Eric Schultz was at an investors’ party for his new company, Quantia Communications Inc., when he met the man who would redefine the organization’s mission.

The man was Dr. Leon Smith Sr., an infectious disease specialist and a pioneer in AIDS diagnosis and treatment.

Smith suggested Quantia be re-created to address what he believes are the two biggest problems in medicine:

• Doctors need to find a way to get ahead of all the information with which they are bombarded. To do this, someone needs to re-instate the collaborative, fraternal elements of medicine that are being driven out by time and pressure.
• Patients need to be more involved in their care.

With those simple words, QuantiaMD was reborn. Today it is the country’s largest physican-to-physician online learning collaborative with more than 125,000 registered users. The site offers presentations by physician experts and allows doctors to share ideas with their peers. Earlier this year, ACPE joined QuantiaMD to create a series on overcoming disruptive physician behavior. Click here to listen.

Participants in the ACPE Fall Institute will get the opportunity hear Schultz speak as part of the Implementers Panel, held Monday, November 7 at 4:45 p.m. The session is free and open to all participants.

Join me at the ACPE Fall Institute for the "Implementers Panel" discussion

It's that time of year again. Time to mark your calendar for ACPE's 2011 Fall Institute, Nov. 6-10 in Scottsdale, Arizona. ACPE will be hosting an Implementers Panel at 4:45 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7. The speakers are entrepreneurs who are breaking new ground in the field of medicine. They include:

• S. Hart Williford, the CEO of Ingenious Med, a leader in the field of electronic medical record software.
• Joe Kim, founder of NonClinicalJobs.com and a digital entrepreneur and technologist.
• Don McDaniel, president of Sage Growth Partners, who is also a health economist, speaker and writer.
• Eric Schultz, CEO of QuantiaMD, an online physican-to-physician learning collaborative.

Also, ACPE will be hosting one of its most popular events this year: the release of the 2011 Physician Executive Compensation Survey. Find out what you're worth or discover how much money your peers are making with this comprehensive book, released by Cejka Search recruiting firm.

Receive $10 by joining QuantiaMD

I would also like to invite you to join QuantiaMD. For a limited time, you will receive $10 for joining and confirming your clinician status on QuantiaMD.

I would encourage you to join the "Leading Physicians" group where QuantiaMD has worked with the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) to develop content and white papers. You'll find this group by clicking on "Practice Management," then going to "Leading Physicians."

QuantiaMD is an online physician-to-physician learning collaborative where 1 in 6 U.S. physicians engage, share, and learn from experts and each other, free of charge. Q-Points is a system of rewards available to all QuantiaMD members. Q-Points can be redeemed for electronic Amazon.com™ Gift Cards.

QuantiaMD is donating $50 to the Disaster Relief Fund for every clinician practicing in Japan who joins and validates before August 31, 2011.