Author Archive for Martin B. Buser, MPH, FACHE
Martin B. Buser, MPH, FACHE, is a founding partner of Hospitalist Management Resources, LLC, a national healthcare consulting firm based in San Diego, which assists hospitals and medical groups with the development of hospitalist programs, emergency department call panels, as well as other strategic objectives. Prior to starting his own company, Buser was group president of Cove Healthcare, Inc., a hospitalist physician practice management company and executive vice president of ScrippsHealth, a hospital system in San Diego. At ScrippsHealth, he was responsible for the operation's ambulatory, acute, subacute, skilled nursing, home health, and related healthcare services. During Buser's 19-year tenure with Scripps, the organization grew from a two- hospital organization to an eight-campus healthcare system with revenues of more than $1 billion. Prior to joining Scripps, he was associate director of Memorial Hospital of Glendale, CA, following his residency at Santa Barbara (CA) Cottage Hospital.
Office space and equipment checklist: What to ask for
Fighting for office space? Hear what Martin Buser of Hospitalist Management Resources, LLC, has to say about what items you need in your central hub.
Successful hospitalist programs have all of the components that allow them to be successful. An important component is the office. The office acts as a “coordination center” for the hospitalists’ operations and daily discharge planning functions. It should be approximately 600-800 square feet, preferably not too far from the ED at the hospital.
The base request for office equipment is as follows: [more]
Moving up to the C-Suite
Editor’s note: Could you see yourself in the “C-Suite”? Hear what Martin Buser of Hospitalist Management Resources, LLC, has to say about what it takes to move up to the executive positions.
Is there a C- Suite position in your future? Hospitals across the US are realizing the valuable input that a chief medical officer can add to the day-to-day management of the hospital. Is this a good transition position for the hospitalist medical director? The answer is absolutely yes!
The CMO position is an important position within the hospital, and the medical director of a hospitalist program could be uniquely positioned to be the perfect candidate. When CEOs make the decision to add or replace a CMO, they are looking for someone who is respected by the medical staff, relates well to administrative personnel, and knows how to get things done in the hospital. A hospitalist leader who has had a leadership role within the medical staff (maybe as chief of staff) and looking for a career move is in the perfect position to take the step. [more]
