MGPO Offers 8 Weeks of Parental Leave Appointed members of the MGH/MGPO Professional Staff (including faculty and clinical and research fellows) are eligible for 8 weeks of centrally funded paid leave when they become new parents through the Parental Leave Program for Professional Staff. A Professional Staff member’s time away from work is subject to...Continue Reading

As a hospital-wide Quality and Safety goal for 2019, improving institutional capacity helps our local and regional patients receive the MGH expertise and services in a timely manner. Using a team-based approach, many role groups and committees are working to integrate capacity management into the daily workflow. Inpatient Capacity Initiatives The Capacity Operations Committee organizes...Continue Reading

This 4-year joint program harnesses the horsepower of 2 academic medical centers, and residents have access to double the faculty members. The Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency (BWH/MGH HAEMR) is a 4-year joint training program sponsored by both hospitals. “One major advantage of our joint program is that it...Continue Reading

A fast-growing group of clinicians at Mass General, advanced practice providers (APPs) number close to 1,000 across all inpatient and outpatient practices at the hospital and its satellites. To help support APPs and their practices, Darlene Sawicki, MSN, NP-BC, was named director of APPs, a newly created role she has held for about a year....Continue Reading

In Term 1, the MGPO Quality Incentive (QI) Program asked more than 2,000 eligible physicians to review their patient experience data and work on a department-specific patient experience improvement plan. Each physician also needed to watch 5 Epic microlearning videos and complete their department-chosen measure. 88% of physicians successfully completed all the measures. Patient Experience. Sharing...Continue Reading

More than 680 physicians and guests gathered to celebrate at the 10th Physician Recognition Dinner on Saturday, May 18, at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel. Thank you to all the physicians who attended. The dinner included the presentation of 5 Brian A. McGovern, MD Awards for Clinical Excellence. The 2019 recipients are: Medical Services John...Continue Reading

Tim Ferris opened the April 29 spring meeting with a brief overview of personnel changes, upcoming dates of note, and important issues facing the MGPO and the hospital. He discussed national health care policy highlights, transforming ambulatory care, investing in digital health, and inpatient capacity issues. Personnel Changes Ferris announced the following personnel changes: Jovita...Continue Reading