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A new study examines 24 years’ worth of data about temporary and permanent nurses and concludes that the two groups are more similar than many of us may realize.
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Because quality is increasingly linked to a hospital’s financial health, adverse outcomes related to inadequate staffing will have a growing impact on a hospital’s bottom line. The most direct example of the quality–finance link can be seen in the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2...
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We’ve all heard the expression that “Time is money.” This rings true in industry and in healthcare in regards to the importance of overall efficiency. But a clinician’s time with patients can mean more than that--it can literally mean the difference between life and death, or between a good outcome ...
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When an E-F5 tornado devastated the town of Hackleburg, Ala., including both his medical offices, Dr. Keith Morrow, DOS, continued to do what he has done for over 25 years--treat patients and serve as a pillar of his community.
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For medical residents about to complete their training, it appears that now is both the best of times and the worst of times to be entering the job market.
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Do you know a great country doctor? The kind of physician who still makes house calls and accepts the occasional apple pie or roast turkey for a fee?
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In the months since CMS released its proposed accountable care organization (ACO) regulations, a growing chorus of policy makers, health association leaders and others have shared their views on why ACOs won’t work – or at least why they will be problematic as currently conceived.
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A financial manager’s job is not just about crunching the numbers anymore. Healthcare labor constitutes such a large portion of a facility’s annual expense budget—usually around half of the total—that hospital CFOs and other budget-conscious leaders are making sure they are part of the advisory team...
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Every year for the last 18 years Merritt Hawkins has released its Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives, a document which tracks nationwide trends in physician recruiting.
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Sometimes people in an organization can perceive things in a way that is colored by their internal culture or experiences, and not see all of the forces that impact their employees. Gaining a new perspective from a visitor can often help unearth some truths that may not be so self-evident, and help...
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