Posts Tagged ‘Physicians’
The High Cost of Unfilled Physician Roles: How Waiting Can Drain Your Resources
As a Chief Medical Officer (CMO), the true cost of waiting for a physician role to open before starting your search may not always be clear. Yet, many healthcare organizations continue to face the same challenges: ❌ Last-minute job postings ❌ Scrambling to find available candidates ❌ Delayed credentialing By the time you’re ready to…
Read MoreSecure Top Locums Before They Even Start Looking
Are You Losing Top Talent Before It Even Starts? Healthcare facilities face lost revenue, overburdened staff, and declining patient satisfaction due to unfilled roles—and outdated hiring methods. CMOs who wait for burnout and complaints to trigger hiring often face: 90+ days to fill locum physician and APP roles [MGMA] $1,300–$2,800 per day lost in revenue…
Read MoreHow MedSource’s Proactive Recruiting Saved a Hospital Thousands in Lost Revenue
Staffing shortages are one of the most costly challenges facing healthcare facilities today. Gaps in coverage, last-minute replacements, and high turnover rates severely impact operations and the bottom line. For one hospital, these issues were costing thousands every day in lost revenue. That’s where MedSource’s proactive recruiting strategy made a game-changing difference. The Problem: Constant…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Financial Strain on Modern Hospitals
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal says it all, “Hospitals and health systems are facing myriad financial challenges that threaten access to care and services that patients and communities rely on.” Becker’s Hospital CFO Report says the average cash on hand for systems fell 28% from January 2022 through June 2023. Modern hospitals…
Read MoreIn a Toxic Work Environment? Here’s How a Healthcare Staffing Partner Can Help
Working in a toxic environment can take a toll on anyone’s mental and physical well-being. This is especially true in the healthcare sector where stress levels are already high. If you find yourself trapped in a toxic work environment, a healthcare staffing partner can be your beacon of hope. In this blog, we will explore…
Read MoreHow to Be a Great Physician Leader & Mistakes to Avoid
Most doctors are intelligent and highly skilled. They’ve spent years learning their craft. However, we often look to these knowledge workers to lead teams or even our organizations. Having doctors’ voices on a leadership team is undeniably valuable to an organization. The problem comes when these physicians, who are highly skilled medically, have difficulty transitioning…
Read MoreIs Your Physician Burnout Impacting Patient Experience?
Provider burnout has reached staggering levels and there is plenty of data that suggests this is a major contributing factor to negative patient experiences. As providers encounter more job stressors, quality care wanes. It would make sense that the fatigue these physicians feel contributes to patient frustration and lowered satisfaction scores. But is the correlation…
Read MoreThe Must-Have Checklist for Physician Employment Contracts
The physician contracting process involves many steps in order to get it right. We’ve made a checklist of the must-have elements that standardize the process to ensure that both the organization and the hired clinician are protected. Key Pieces of a Physician Contract The basic physician contract covers the employment status of a physician. Some…
Read MoreIs the Doctor Out? The 3 Major Challenges Affecting Independent Practitioners in 2017
It was a dream of Dr. Brian Ackerman to hang a shingle. Immediately after residency, he did what most physicians do – he opened an independent practice. For a while, things were great: patient satisfaction helped him persevere as he navigated years of technology innovation, reimbursement mechanisms, the Affordable Care Act, as well as new…
Read MorePhysicians Benefit from Collaboration with NPs and PAs
Delivering an optimal level of health care is the primary focus for all clinicians, regardless of title. Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians all have similar goals of desirable outcomes when treating a patient, and while one may be capable of delivering quality care without the other, there is little question that they are stronger when they…
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