Half of physicians reported working between nine to 11 hours a day, according to a survey conducted by Jackson Healthcare, a healthcare staffing company.
Integration & Physician Issues
Just 35.4 percent of physicians reported being "beyond satisfied" or "satisfied" with their income level and the amount of hours they worked, according to The Medicus Firm's 2013 Physician Practice Preference & Relocation Survey.
Of physician residents and fellows graduating in 2013, 61 percent started interviewing prior to January, up from 41 percent of those graduating in 2012, according to the Residents and Fellows Survey conducted by Cejka Search.
CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner has announced Physician Compare, a website that allows patients to search information about physicians and other care providers, has been redesigned with an improved search function and new information.
A recent survey found patients welcome physician assistants and nurse practitioners to have a larger role in their care, but the country remains splintered, as 24 states still require physician involvement in diagnoses and treatment.
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Medical practice executives picked the five top professional challenges they face running a group practice in "Medical Practice Today: What members have to say," a survey by the Medical Group Management Association-American College of Medical Practice Executives.
A few hospitals are beginning to train their employed physicians to "sell" the hospital, which involves asking referring doctors in the community to send patients their way.It's an intriguing idea, and I'm not really sure it's going to work, but…
The following articles from the past five months pertain to physician recruitment and retention issues, and ways in which hospitals can improve both.
North Adams, Mass.-based Northern Berkshire Healthcare announced it has partnered with Berkshire Surgical Associates to expand its surgery service lines.
Regulations requiring physician oversight of nurse practitioners presents numerous problems limiting NPs' ability to provide care, according to research presented at the American Association of Nurse Practitioners 2013 National Conference and covered in The Clinical Advisor.