THE NEED: This Lewistown, Pennsylvania-based hospital was looking to expand upon an existing family practice in Mifflintown. They were searching for a new family practice physician to help fulfill the increasing patient demand in the area. THE ACTION: All physicians seem to respond in different ways. At Pinnacle Health Group, we are ready for that […]
Accountable Care Organizations: What Do They Mean for You?
ACOs may only make up seven pages of the healthcare reform, but they have recently become a significant issue among physicians and facilities. Here’s a rundown of what you need to know about them and how they will affect your practice. What is an Accountable Care Organization? According to the recently enacted reform, an accountable […]
Locum Tenens’ Positive Growth
As the uncertainties in physician shortage and the recently enacted healthcare reform further, the locum tenens industry makes surprising growth. How can physicians and facilities take advantage of it? As more and more healthcare facilities financially jump back and prioritize service line quality, the added value of locum tenens, and overall physician recruiting, should also […]
PHG’s Annual Survey Reveals Compensation, Work-Life Balance as Main Reasons Why Physicians Leave
Pinnacle Health Group’s (PHG) annual survey on ‘why physicians leave’ reinforces the industry’s outlook that compensation and work-life balance are main reasons why physicians leave their practices. The survey, which was sent to over 6,000 physicians across the nation between February and November last year, also revealed that 52% of the surveyed doctors are uncertain […]
PHG finds a PCC physician for a PA-based hospital!
The Need: This Lewiston, Pennsylvania-based hospital was in the midst of a two year search to replace a Pulmonary and Critical Care physician. They were searching for a general Pulmonary and Critical Care physician that would fill their void. Pinnacle Health Group worked quickly in implementing a recruitment campaign with the hospital administrators by proactively […]
The Tort Debate
The Tort Debate: Tort reform remains to be a prevalent issue in making healthcare more cost-effective. What are some of the main contentions for and against it? What do industry experts and physicians say about it?
Building a Successful Hospital Medicine Program
Building a Successful Hospital Medicine Program: How will healthcare groups contend with the physician shortage and other recruiting difficulties to develop a successful hospitalist program?
Pinnacle Health Group provides its expertise to EP Lab Digest on Cardiac Electrophysiologist recruitment!
What increased the demand for EP physicians? An increasing amount of patients desire specialist care. Electrophysiologists, meanwhile, are already swamped with a prevailing incidence of atrial fibrillation, particularly among the senior population. Along with biventricular defibrillators and lesion reintervention therapy, a majority of cardiology patients are electrophysiology candidates. “When recruiting EPs,” advised Mr. Broxterman, COO […]
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