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NewsBoost marketing, training programs to recruit physicians
A shortage of physicians forced 34 percent of New York hospitals to reduce or eliminate services in the past two years, while 66 percent had to transfer emergency patients because of insufficient Read more...
Older candidates untapped resource amid doc shortage
Older physician candidates with more experience may be overlooked as hospital employers and recruiters aim to fill positions amid a looming shortage. In a recent Medicus Firm survey, 28.6 percent of Read more...
Combine internal, external recruitment efforts
As the physician shortage continues to plague hospitals around the country, many institutions find themselves wondering what the best method of recruitment is--outside resources such as staffing Read more...
Tips to acquire, develop talent for quality improvement
Healthcare organizations can take a page out of the human resources (HR) playbook by hiring and retaining talented staff, leading to quality improvement, according to recent summary released by the Read more...
How much is physician turnover really costing you?
Even if you and the rest of the medical staff feel the loss of a physician who retires, accepts another position, or goes on maternity leave, you might not know how much a vacant position is actually Read more...
61% of physicians dissatisfied with pay
Sixty-one percent of physicians are dissatisfied with their compensation in 2010, according to early data released by healthcare recruitment consulting group MedicusFirm last week. Even more, 6 Read more...
Physicians compensated for volume, not quality
Like nails against a chalkboard, a new study by Merritt Hawkins reveals that physicians are compensated for patient volume and not quality, a trend that has some dismayed at current recruitment and Read more...
Voicemail causes Boston hospital exec's ouster
Physician recruitment is a rough-and-tumble business under the best of circumstances. But a recent case in Boston shows just how high tempers can run--and how quickly things can get out of hand--when Read more...
Tenet, HMA post better quarterlies than expected
Hospital chains Tenet Healthcare Corp. and Health Management Associates have both posted better returns than they'd expected, primarily by holding down costs and offsetting growing bad debts and Read more...
| Press ReleasesNew Executive Further Strengthens Cogent HMG’s Commitment to Physician AlignmentCompany hires industry veteran McMackin to oversee physician services BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cogent HMG, a national leader in the field of hospital medicine and critical care medicine, Read more >> Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Tomball, Texas HospitalFRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) announced today that a subsidiary has acquired substantially all of the assets of Tomball Regional Medical Center in Read more >> Eagle Hospital Physicians Acquires Inpatient Management Inc.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Expanding geographical presence and capabilities, Eagle Hospital Physicians today announced the acquisition of Inpatient Management Incorporated (IMI), a hospitalist Read more >> Health Management Associates, Inc. Completes Transaction to Partner with The 112-Bed Tri-Lakes Medical Center, Batesville,NAPLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE: HMA) today announced that a subsidiary of Health Management has completed the transaction to partner with the current Read more >> Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Scranton, Pennsylvania Health SystemFRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) announced today that its subsidiaries have acquired substantially all of the assets of Mercy Health Partners in Northeast Read more >> |
