Doc-Related

10/04/2026

A new name here and a new home online.

If you’ve followed me as Doc-Related, thank you. I’m updating this account to Dr. Peter Valenzuela to bring more of my work together: medicine, healthcare leadership, speaking, consulting, and writing.

Doc-Related remains part of my story. I’ll also share practical ideas on leading teams, improving healthcare, and navigating the human side of medicine—along with updates on my books, including my upcoming thriller, A City Without Accidents.

My new website brings it all together, with information about speaking and consulting, books, and resources:

www.drpetervalenzuela.com

Explore through the link in my bio. I’m glad you’re here for this next chapter.

04/28/2024

Studies show that during an average 11.4-hour workday, spend 5.1 hours with patients and spend 5.9 hours in the . One-fourth of that EHR time is working the , usually after clinic hours. We need to find inbasket solutions to support our .

Dr. Katz compares his in-basket work to an endless chore

04/14/2024

Although somewhat time-consuming, medication reconciliation ensures patient safety by verifying that all listed are correct and consistent during transitions. By maintaining accurate medication records, healthcare providers can enhance patient outcomes, meet metrics, and optimize treatment effectiveness.

Dr Katz gets a quality visit to discuss medication reconciliation

04/07/2024

When done well, centralized can offer high-quality care at lower costs in integrated organizations. Vital to success is having staff with clinical backgrounds in the scheduling process. Their expertise in procedures, services, and care requirements results in more accurate scheduling. This helps reduce waiting times and improve patient satisfaction and outcomes. Who schedules your patients?

The new spine surgeon struggles with central scheduling

04/07/2024

Centralized scheduling can offer high-quality care at lower costs in clinically integrated organizations when done well. Vital to success is having staff with backgrounds in the scheduling process. Their expertise in procedures, services, and patient care requirements results in more accurate scheduling. This helps reduce waiting times and improve satisfaction and outcomes. Who schedules your patients?

The new spine surgeon struggles with central scheduling

03/24/2024

has over 1,000 measures within different practice settings. Combine that with more than 90 standardized measures used to score health insurance plans and numerous measures to gauge the quality of inpatient care for , and you get an unsurmountable number of .⁠ To complicate matters, the metrics aren’t universal across all entities. We need to reduce the number of metrics we track and get all the entities requesting quality metrics to align and standardize their definitions.

Dr. Katz explains the relationship between quality and metrics

03/03/2024

Insurers require to fail one before being allowed to “step up” to another treatment that may be more expensive. should allow for the timely over-riding of step therapy requirements for common-sense treatments and equipment.

Dr. Lam and Dr. Stevens commiserate over unnecessary prior authorizations

03/02/2024

Howdy Everyone. I'm excited to announce that I just published a new book on Amazon and I could sure use your help. Unlike my last Bestseller, this book is not about healthcare. It's about something we do every day...have conversations. Click the link below, download or purchase the book, and PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW. 🙏

Discover the joy of great conversations with "Masterful Mingling"! 📚 Perfect for anyone who wants to chat better at parties, family events, or just over coffee. This book is packed with fun facts, etiquette tips, and cool puzzles to keep conversations lively. 🎉
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Did you know red lipstick made its mark during World War II as a sign of defiance? Or that the solution to one of the oldest riddles in history, found inscribed on an ancient Sumerian tablet, is still debated by scholars today? "Masterful Mingling" is brimming with fascinating trivia, weaving tog...

02/25/2024

Over the last few years, have been forced to undergo plans to survive. As a result, management buzzwords are becoming more popular. Are you going through any change at work?

The docs discuss the latest sustainability initiative

02/18/2024

The sunk-cost fallacy says that people don't want to stop because they’ll seem like a waste of money if they do. This means the plug is rarely pulled once work starts, forcing other space plans to take a back seat. Have you ever gone through this in your ?

Chip sinks more money into his building project at all cost