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 January 2010
Guest Author: Thomas Grimes III, FACHE, retired CEO, Good Samaritan Community Healthcare, Puyallup, Washington. Tom currently leads The Grimes Healthcare Group which provides interim management to hospitals and healthcare systems and assists in developing their physician recruitment and retention strategies.
 
Top 10 Producing Physician Specialties This month's guest author discussed the financial loss that can be experienced when a key position remains vacant. Just how big an impact can that have on a medical practice or hospital? Consider NOT having the benefit of the charges generated by the following Top 10 specialties. Read more...
Physician Assistant Specialty Certification The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) has been the only credentialing organization for physician assistants in the United States since 1975. They recently announced a plan to certify five physician assistant specialties in 2011. Read more...
Locum Tenens: As Easy as 1-2-3 It is the flu season and your waiting room is full. As a medical group administrator, you receive a call from one of your physicians stating he or she was in an accident and will be out recuperating for the next three weeks. You have heard of locum tenens but never used a locum tenens firm. Below are the answers to many of your questions. Read more... NEXT MONTH: Watch for our next e-newsletter which will discuss inpatient medicine trends and the Top 10 Reasons Candidates Work with Search Firms. |
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Why it is Cost Effective to Use a Physician Search Firm