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View all postsMedical Scribes - Benefits and Challenges
By Faith A. Coleman, MD - July 30, 2019
Scribes may improve the overall quality of documentation. It can be more detailed, comprehensive, and available quickly. Improved documentation in turn can be used to achieve “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program criteria and improve compliance with quality monitors, billing, and reimbursement...
Technological Change and Disruption in Medicine
By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - July 23, 2019
You must change or risk permanent disruption. Opportunities are abundant, and the correct mindset will help ensure relevance as exponential technologies and those pioneers pushing the edge and disrupt the healthcare marketplace.
Dealing with Bad Patient Outcomes
By David Beran, DO - July 16, 2019
Working in a high-liability specialty for the past nine years, I have received the news of bad outcomes several times. It never gets easier—and frankly I think that if it does, it's a good sign that I should probably quit clinical medicine. Below is the process I go through and a few tips I wish I knew earlier on...
Practice Interviews: Getting Ready for Success
By Riia O'Donnell - July 11, 2019
Practice interviews are a great way to prepare to meet with a potential employer. When you consider the impression you want to make, do your homework and practice your interview responses; then you’ll be ready to show any recruiter that you’re the right fit for the job and the institution.
Top 35 Questions to Ask Before Signing Your First Physician Contract
By Anne Carrie - July 9, 2019
Asking the right questions and having detailed, in-depth conversations with potential employers will allow physicians to make an educated decision on whether the opportunity is the best career option for them.
The Benefits of the Locums Life: An Option at Any Stage in Your Career
By Ore Ogunyemi, MD - July 2, 2019
Locums tenens literally means "place holder," and to many physicians, locums jobs have been just that—a temporary position until something better comes along or the only option for those unable to maintain a permanent position. But times are changing, and more physicians realize that locums tenens is far more than a desperate search for sub-par opportunities...
Physician Compensation Explained
By Faith A. Coleman, MD - June 25, 2019
Fee-for-service medicine is still how most practices and health systems generate revenue. Often, production bonuses are the most significant income factor, after base salary. It’s also the most complex and confusing. These are some of the methods used to calculate a bonus...
Why Every Physician Needs a Side Hustle
By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - June 13, 2019
Like it or not, there are companies in existence seeking to commoditize healthcare. While physicians still earn a decent living in the US, other countries see it differently. Also, telemedicine has become essential in providing access to care, but the compensation is racing to the bottom. When I took my first telemedicine consult around six years ago, each case paid $50-75. Present day, some companies offer a paltry $10-14. Most Telemed work is 1099, and after the self-employment and other taxes, the per case rate is plain sad.
MOC – Are There Signs of Hope for the Weary Physician?
By Ore Ogunyemi, MD - June 11, 2019
The largest certifying board for physicians, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), is responsible for certifying over 200,000 physicians. The vast majority— 85% of practicing physicians elect to become board certified. Not obtaining board certification— or maintaining it— is a tremendous faux-pas. The majority of patients and hospitals consider uncertified physicians near incompetent, despite an average of a decade of training and the multiple standardized tests necessary to obtain the MD designation.
5 Tips to Choose the Right Healthcare Recruiter
By Miranda Belcher, RN - June 4, 2019
Every single healthcare professional seeking out a travel or permanent position has different needs, skills, credentials, experience, etc. How flexible is your potential recruiter with your needs? Is he willing to listen and do his best to meet all of your requirements for your next travel or permanent job? A good recruiter will flex with you and go out of his way to see that your expectations are met.
