ASSOCIATED PHYSICIANS OF HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BIDMC INC

CLINICAL CAREAPHMFP LEVERAGES ITS SIZE TO SUPPORT A FULL RANGE OF CLINICAL AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY SETTING. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE THE DEPLOYMENT OF SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS, COMPREHENSIVE RECRUITING AND RETENTION PROGRAMS WHEN ADDITIONAL PHYSICIANS ARE NEEDED IN THE COMMUNITY, CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, RISK MANAGEMENT, SPECIALTY-SPECIFIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND PATIENT SATISFACTION MEASURES TO ENHANCE CLINICAL INTEGRATION FOR THOSE PATIENTS SERVED IN THE COMMUNITY SETTING.SOME OF APHMFP'S KEY STATISTICS FOR FY2024 REGARDING PATIENT CARE ARE IDENTIFIED BELOW:EMERGENCY VISITS 219,033NEONATAL VISITS 10,293OUTPATIENT VISITS 42,008INPATIENT VISITS 141,335ANESTHESIA CASES 70,343SURGICAL CASES 14,279GASTROINTESTINAL PROCEDURES 5,503 RADIOLOGY EXAMS 254,612 SURGICAL PATHOLOGY EXAMS 36,293 THE APHMFP DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE (EMED) IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES BASED ON A VARIETY OF STRENGTHS IN THE CLINICAL, ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE SETTINGS. EMED IS A PROFESSIONAL GROUP OF BOARD PREPARED AND BOARD CERTIFIED EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS WITH A PRACTICE THAT INCLUDES TERTIARY CARE AT A HARVARD TEACHING HOSPITAL IN BOSTON (BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER) AS WELL AS COMMUNITY CARE AT HOSPITALS IN NEEDHAM (BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- NEEDHAM), WORCESTER (ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL), MILTON (BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- MILTON), PLYMOUTH (BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - PLYMOUTH), NEW BEDFORD (ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL), SOUTHBRIDGE AND WEBSTER (UMASS MEMORIAL HEALTH HARRINGTON ) ALL IN MASSACHUSETTS. THE EMED TEAM OF PROVIDERS HAS NATIONALLY RENOWNED EXPERTS IN EDUCATION AND PRE-HOSPITAL CARE, AND IS VIEWED AS A LEADER IN THE COMMUNITY IN PATIENT ACCESS, SERVICE AND SATISFACTION. EMED ALSO PROVIDES CARE IN THE URGENT CARE SETTING IN DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS. APHFMP PROVIDES ACCESS TO MANY SPECIALTY CARE PROVIDERS FOR CONSULTATION IN MEDICINE SUB-SPECIALTIES, SURGERY, RADIATION ONCOLOGY, AS WELL AS NEONATOLOGY, OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY AND NEUROLOGY AND THE PROVISION OF ANCILLARY SERVICES SUCH AS RADIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE NETWORK OF AFFILIATED HOSPITALS. THE APHMFP DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE PROVIDES HOSPITALIST CARE TO THE COMMUNITY UTILIZING CLINICAL GUIDELINES, EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE, AND MEDICAL INFORMATICS TO STREAMLINE AND OPTIMIZE PATIENT CARE AND SATISFACTION AT NEEDHAM (BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- NEEDHAM), MILTON (BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- MILTON) AND PLYMOUTH (BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- PLYMOUTH). IN ADDITION, APHMFP ANESTHESIOLOGISTS ARE PROVIDING CARE TO PATIENTS AT MANY OF APHMFP'S AFFILIATED HOSPITALS ACROSS THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK INCLUDING ANNA JACQUES HOSPITAL, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - MILTON, NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - PLYMOUTH AND BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - NEEDHAM. APHMFP ALSO PROVIDED NEONATOLOGY CARE AT NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORP (BEVERLY HOSPITAL), BID-PLYMOUTH, ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL. THE CLINICAL CARE PROVIDED IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER AND ITS AFFILIATED HOSPITALS.

RESEARCH AS PART OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE, APHMFP PERFORMS RESEARCH AND TEACHING IN THE AREA OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE IN CONJUNCTION WITH BIDMC, HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BIDMC (HMFP) AND ITS AFFILIATES. THE ORGANIZATION'S RESEARCH FOCUSES ON CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND THE PROCESSES, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REQUIRED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE PATIENT SATISFACTION, CLINICAL GUIDELINES, NURSING AND PHYSICIAN WORKLOAD ANALYSIS, AND PATIENT THROUGHPUT ANALYSIS.