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Physician Compensation: 2015 Medscape Survey Analysis
The results of the ‘The Commonwealth Fund survey’ made headlines in 2014, when the US Healthcare system was declared the most expensive and least effective systems among the 11 industrialized and developed countries of the world (such as Germany, Sweden, […]
Read morePhysician Contract Review
When a physician is given a formal job offer, it is produced in writing, along with a contract that contains a lot of small print and legalese. It’s highly recommended that you have your contract reviewed by an experienced attorney […]
Read moreWhy Do Women Physicians Earn Less?
Earlier this week, Medscape’s annual Physician Compensation Report was released for 2015. Unsurprisingly, the average income of male physicians surveyed amounted to $284,000, which exceeded those of female physicians earning, on average, $215,000. This disparity in compensation has existed since […]
Read moreTurn Back Time – Healthy Ways to Side Step Stress!
Are stress and your health linked? You bet! Many doctors and authors have said that the way to live a long life is to reduce your daily stress. As the famous author Dale Carnegie said in his book, How to […]
Read moreMergers & Acquisitions in Healthcare – Who Benefits?
The healthcare landscape in the U.S. over the past several decades has fueled a wave of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) among hospitals, giving rise to so-called “mega” integrated healthcare systems, such as Kaiser Permanente in California. However, the main drivers […]
Read moreAvoid Social Media Sins in Healthcare
The minute Laura met Casey, she was smitten. The tow-haired little boy captured her heart as soon as she walked into his hospital room. He seemed so small sitting in his hospital bed, reading to his stuffed rabbit. Laura was […]
Read moreNurse Practitioner & Physician Assistant Career Analysis
How the Primary Care Physician Shortage is Boosting Nurse Practitioner and Physician’s Assistant Demand This year marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Nurse Practitioner and Physician’s Assistant professions. Fittingly, opportunities for nurse practitioners and physician assistants have […]
Read moreObstetrics & Gynecology: A Rewarding & Unique Medical Specialty
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) is the only specialty in which physicians are trained to do both medical and surgical care of patients. Women’s healthcare allows you to serve women throughout all phases of their lives, from teenager to older menopausal women. […]
Read moreThriving Your Rookie Year as a Nurse
If you just graduated from nursing school, congratulation! Now comes the exciting and scary part. You are probably more than ready to earn some money and put your skills to use. But even if you are excited about starting your […]
Read moreBedside Manner: What’s Missing in Our Healthcare Education?
Since the age of Hippocrates, the importance of an empathetic relationship between doctor and patient during treatment has been acknowledged. In one of the works from the Hippocratic Corpus, a collection of early Greek medical works, it is written of […]
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