October 2009

Protecting Your Investment – The Key to Physician Retention

In today's challenging healthcare environment it is critical to keep the quality physicians you worked so hard to recruit. The key to successful physician retention is to have a well-designed and documented retention process in place and communicated across all levels of the organization before the physician recruitment process begins. Read more...

Top 10 Phone Interview Questions

The goal of the first candidate phone conversation is to help both parties decide if an on-site interview should be forthcoming. This is your opportunity to learn more about the candidate and to also share specifics about your opportunity and community. At the end of this conversation, you should be able to determine if the next step is to invite the physician for an on-site interview.
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Can You Afford Not to Consider Physician Assistants?

The presence of Hospitalists has given physicians in private practice the ability to concentrate on seeing patients in their offices and not care for hospitalized patients. Similarly, a Physician Assistant can free up a physician's time by handling patient history and physicals, diagnosing illnesses, ordering lab tests, and prescribing medications. Read more...

Locum Tenens: Malpractice Insurance Is Vitally Important!

Locum tenens may be a mystery to medical practices that have not used a temporary physician staffing firm. A locum tenens physician allows for continuity of patient care when the office has an increased patient load or if a physician is away due to CME, sabbatical, vacation or illness. Your patients continue to be treated and you don't lose your revenue stream. Read more...

NEXT MONTH: Watch for our next e-newsletter which will include information regarding Site Visits and the Top 10 Questions to Ask During Site Visits.