During challenging times, it is easy for a person to single out the only answer that they see, but often, adopting this tunnel vision approach, results in by-passing some overlooked, but significant, solutions. Health reform has many physicians feeling like they are backed in to a corner, in regards to their careers and their futures. The only … [Read more...]
Outsourcing Companies Provide Physicians, Hospitalists Options
Private Practices on the Brink of Extinction
A friend of mine from high school called me this morning for some friendly advice. She comes from a long line of healthcare professionals (her brother is a doctor, her father was a doctor, and her mother and three sisters are nurses in various hospitals within Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania). She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in … [Read more...]
Freestanding Emergency Rooms Among America’s Newest Healthcare Trends
There have been more and more news articles emphasizing overcrowded emergency departments in hospitals throughout the country, and the growing number of people needing emergency care daily. It is this dilemma within emergency departments that is making the freestanding emergency room, a growing trend in emergency patient care. Kaiser Health … [Read more...]
More Lay-offs in Healthcare Industry on the Rise
There has been a lot of recent hype in the media, in regards to large numbers of lay-offs within the healthcare field. I’ve taken notice to such stories in publications printed in numerous states throughout the nation. This growing trend, which is resulting from larger state Medicaid cuts, has providers of physician services finding themselves back … [Read more...]