One of the aspects of clinical medicine that many healthcare workers find challenging is shift work, particularly shift work that involves working overnight. Nearly one out of every five nurses who work night shifts develops shift work disorder (SWD) because of the chronic disruption they endure with regard to their sleep-wake cycle. Indeed, when … [Read more...]
How We Can Help Healthcare Workers Overcome Shift Work Disorder Symptoms
Cardiologists Experiencing Higher Rates of Burnout Despite Efforts to Reduce Stress
According to new American College of Cardiology survey data, cardiologists are increasingly experiencing burnout. What is particularly troubling is that this burnout, which is occurring most in mid-career and female physician cardiologists, is occurring while efforts to reduce job-related stress have been ramping up. Whereas less than 27% of … [Read more...]
New Hospital-Based Physician Services Video
OPYS, a leading provider of quality hospital-based physician services, introduces new video. The 60 second video captures the essence of physician services offered. Experience the perfect balance of clinical excellence, with a physician staffing, and management company, who understands the business of hospital-based medicine. Our physicians, … [Read more...]
Healthcare Reform Supports School-based Health Centers
Let’s face it - healthcare reform is bittersweet for physicians and hospitals alike. Private practice physicians have expressed that their frustrations stem from feeling like the healthcare reform has backed them in to a corner, while hospitals struggle to determine whether to fill their institutions' physician employment opportunities with … [Read more...]
Physician Jobs on the Rise
Apparently, physician employment opportunities are on the rise. “The Las Vegas Review-Journal” recently reported that “the health care industry is one of the top 10 fastest growing areas for employment over the next decade. "More than 14 million jobs were created in healthcare in 2008 and more than 3 million jobs will be healthcare-related … [Read more...]