A medical staffing firm survey shows what’s really behind job dissatisfaction among physicians: stress, declining reimbursements, and loss of autonomy. Six out of tenphysicians said they would quit if they could, a survey commissioned by the Physicians Foundation in 2012 revealed. Recently, healthcare staffing firm Jackson Healthcare, released the results of its third national survey […]
Read MoreThis is not just about our specialty however I thought it was something our followers would want to read. The growing importance of population health management and value-based care as well as market share and leverage with payers is spurring much of the trend toward physician hiring. The shift toward the employed physician model has […]
Read MoreHere’s how to conduct a job interview that allows you to hire the best people–versus just the best people you know. Ever know top performers who still had hiring managers judge them as complete failures and misfits within minutes during a job interview? The sad irony is that you’re incompetent until proven job-worthy when interviewing […]
Read MoreA molecular imaging scan in addition to a conventional bone scan can provide the necessary information about the physiological health of the spine to select the most appropriate pain-killing treatment protocol for patients suffering from low back pain, according to a study presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and […]
Read MoreWorkgroup for Electronic Data Interchange sends Department of Health & Human Services laundry list of to-dos to ensure healthcare industry meets new ICD-10 deadline. The Department of Health and Human Services delayed the ICD-10 code implementation until October 2015, but that doesn’t mean implementing the new classification system should be far from healthcare IT professionals’ […]
Read MoreIs the patient cringing with neck pain telling the truth despite no evidence of trauma, or is he just looking to collect some insurance money? Thanks to a fully automated facial expression recognition system that operates in real time, the answer can now be discerned with a little more confidence. A joint study from researchers […]
Read MoreThe business of business is usually simple. Take management, for instance. You can read management books or spend hours in the classroom… or you can just follow some simple shortcuts: 1. Manage individuals not numbers, because the only way to change the numbers is to change people’s behaviors. 2. Adapt your style to each person, […]
Read MoreSepsis figures in 1 of every 2 to 3 hospital deaths, according to findings from a study of more than 7 million adult hospitalizations across the United States. More than half of the deaths from sepsis occurred in people who initially appeared less seriously ill, Vincent Liu, MD, and colleagues report in a research letter […]
Read MorePublished in Br J Anaesth. 2014;112(4):617-620. Decisions regarding fluid therapy, whether this be in the operating theatre (OT), intensive care unit (ICU), emergency department (ED), or general ward, are among the most challenging and important tasks that clinicians face on a daily basis. Specifically, almost all clinicians would agree that both hypovolaemia and volume overload […]
Read MoreEvery business owner and manager knows that a revolving door of staff can be very costly to his or her company. That’s why it’s important to spend some time focusing on what’s really motivating your employees. 1. Respect. The thing your staff wants most of all is respect. And respect comes in many forms. One […]
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