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Medical Fiction: Vinay & The Gap

Sep 3, 2021

This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw”...

#PWChat Recap: The Latest Impacts of Coronavirus Pandemic on Healthcare Professionals

Sep 2, 2021

The latest installment of the #PWChat series centered the latest impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic...

Nursing: Profession of Care, or Emotional Powder Keg?

Sep 2, 2021

The danger that healthcare faces from 293,436 nurses considering leaving the profession due to...

Trends in Physician Recruitment & Compensation: Are You in Demand?

Sep 2, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant financial impact on healthcare institutions, with...

Addressing Gender Equity in Medicine

Sep 1, 2021

At the 2021 Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Annual Meeting, Marsha Burden, MD, division head of...

Physicians Increasingly Turning to Side Gigs to Boost Income

Sep 1, 2021

Whether referred to as a side gig, side hustle, or side job, even physicians aren’t immune to the...

Family Physician Wealth & Debt Balance in 2021

Sep 1, 2021

According to a recent analysis in the “Medscape Family Physicians Wealth & Debt Report 2021,”...

COVID-19 Accelerating Demise of Physician Practices

Sep 1, 2021

Almost 70% of US physicians now work as employees of a hospital, health system, or private...

Financial Tips for Physicians Starting Their Careers

Aug 31, 2021

Completing your residency is a monumental accomplishment for aspiring physicians. After years of...

COVID-19–Related ICU Workforce Shortage Projected to Push Hundreds of US Counties Into Crisis

Aug 31, 2021

By September 15, 2021, 15.5% of US counties are anticipated to experience hospital workforce...

Medical Fiction: Frank and the Door

Aug 27, 2021

This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw”...

Tackling Patient Payments, and Resources to Improve Them

Aug 26, 2021

According to a March 2021 release by InstaMed, “Trends in Healthcare Payments Eleventh Annual Report: 2020,” payer trends in healthcare payments have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic compared with previous years....

5 Signs it’s Time to Look for a New Job

Aug 23, 2021

I’ve spent my entire career in healthcare staffing, including the last 5 years as the president of a locum tenens agency. For me, the most rewarding part is helping people find the right job fit for whatever situation they find...

Rural America Needs Physicians

Aug 23, 2021

Having spent much of my professional life working in staffing locum tenens doctors and traveling...

Physicians Balancing Work, Life, and Wellness

Aug 21, 2021

We are professional healers. We take care of people’s problems all day, every day. It is an honor...

Top Tips For New Faculty

Aug 20, 2021

There is great advice for our incoming interns to help them start off residency strong. Yet, I rarely see #TipsForNewFaculty posts. The transition from trainee to faculty is often just as large of a jump, if not larger, than...

3 Things to Look for in a Remote Patient Monitoring Solution

Aug 20, 2021

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) has proven to be a solid solution for helping seniors age in place without consistent trips to the doctor’s office, clinic, or emergency room. The COVID era has increased demand for the deployment...