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Develop situation-specific recruitment strategies

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:18:00 GMT

HCPro recently published The Hospital Executive's Guide to Physician Staffing, by Hugo J. Finarelli, Jr., PhD, senior vice president of Philadelphia-based Healthcare Strategies & Solutions, Inc. In Chapter 6 of the book, he addresses situation-specific recruitment strategies.

Dermatology demand, satisfaction, pay still high despite economy

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:14:00 GMT

With little or no call, high compensation, regular hours, and high satisfaction, dermatology is highly sought-after specialty.

With reform looming, experts offer compensation and recruitment predictions for 2010 and beyond

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:11:00 GMT

We asked members of the PCR advisory board and other experts in physician compensation and recruitment to offer predictions for 2010. Their insights can help you prepare for next year and the changes that will be wrought by reform efforts.

Physician Compensation & Recruitment, August 2009

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:06:00 GMT

HealthLeaders Media’s Physician Compensation & Recruitment provides vital information on healthcare industry compensation and recruitment trends, with a focus on salary surveys, recruitment strategies, compensation models, key specialties, and expert advice.

Leadership: Medical director survey finds wide range of duties, comp

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:29:00 GMT

Just what do medical directors do? How much should they be paid? A recent survey provides some insight into such surprisingly difficult questions, but it also highlights how difficult it is to come up with a single job description—or a single rate of compensation.

Hospitals increasingly set on-call compensation limits, physicians demand grounds for decision

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:27:00 GMT

As healthcare organizations continue to struggle with on-call compensation issues, hospitals, like physicians, are starting to push back.

Shortages, low pay bode ill for future of primary care

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:47:00 GMT

Whether there’s truly a shortage of physicians in some specialties is a matter of considerable debate.

Physician Compensation & Recruitment, July 2009

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:23:00 GMT

Physician Compensation & Recruitment , June 2009

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:33:00 GMT

HealthLeaders Media?s Physician Compensation & Recruitment provides vital information on healthcare industry compensation and recruitment trends, with a focus on salary surveys, recruitment strategies, compensation models, key specialties, and expert advice.

Most providers paid for call coverage, MGMA survey finds

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:14:00 GMT

Sixty-two percent of healthcare providers receive some form of additional compensation for on-call coverage, most at a per diem or hourly rate, according to MGMA?s inaugural Medical Directorship/On-Call Compensation Survey Report.

Cardiologists remain well compensated, but trouble looms

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:11:00 GMT

Cardiology remains one of the most highly paid specialties, but the specters of mass retirements, reimbursement challenges, and the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program loom large. And at least for the short term, demand for cardiologists has slowed.

Philosophical agreement crucial to success

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:08:00 GMT

Mergers and acquisitions are on the increase, and they bring with them a host of compensation-related issues. Knowing what they are and dealing with them early in the process can go a long way in cementing the new relationship.

Demand, reform, productivity pay: ED docs poised for change

Fri, 01 May 2009 19:57:00 GMT

Emergency physicians, or emergency medicine physicians (EMP), are in high demand?a demand that may grow stronger as more Americans lose their jobs and healthcare coverage.

Fit, family, formal programs keys to retention

Fri, 01 May 2009 19:54:00 GMT

The recession appears to have?at least temporarily?slowed physician turnover. But the factors that make retention such a challenge haven?t disappeared, and hospitals and practices continue to seek ways to keep physicians they?ve recruited.

Physician Compensation & Recruitment, May 2009

Fri, 01 May 2009 19:52:00 GMT

Regular hours, challenging work, growing comp attract hospitalists

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:34:00 GMT

Hospital medicine is on its way to becoming the largest specialty in the U.S., even though it’s still relatively new.

Accurate comp calculations crucial to fair market value

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:37:00 GMT

As health systems increasingly acquiring private practices, it’s more important than ever for physicians to understand what their practice is worth. That means they must understand the concept of fair market value (FMV).

Stagnant housing market keep physicians at home

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:29:00 GMT

The housing market continues to make physician recruiting more difficult.

Physician Compensation & Recruitment, April 2009

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:20:00 GMT

SullivanCotter survey: Higher compensation, lower pay per wRVU

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:34:00 GMT

A new compensation survey suggests that physicians are weathering the economic downturn, but it does little to suggest that medicine is recession proof. Moreover, it highlights the disparity between the highest-paid and lowest-paid specialties.