A 2013 survey of physicians placed in new jobs, identified compensation and “lack of professional appreciation” as the primary reasons doctors pursued a new position. Pinnacle Health Group surveyed physicians placed by the firm between 2011 and 2013 to determine their reasons for leaving, as well as what might cause them to change positions again […]
Going Beyond the Numbers – An Implementation Process for Your Medical Staff Plan
While many hospitals focus on getting ahead of the curve in medical advancements, information technology and infrastructure – facilities may neglect to spend as much time ensuring that they have the right physicians to meet the future needs of their community. One tool that is used by facility leaders and administrators is a medical staff […]
PHG finds a child neurologist for a Nebraska-based facility!
A healthcare facility in Omaha, Nebraska was seeking a new child neurologist to replace its previous physician.
Pinnacle Health Group’s Executive VP of Marketing Gives Speech on Conrad 30
Atlanta, GA, August 2012—Rich Gehrke, Pinnacle Health Group’s Executive Vice President of Marketing, spoke about Conrad 30’s importance to physician recruitment at the July 24 MINK MidwestMD 2012 Educational Conference. As an expert in the industry, Gehrke shed light on what Conrad 30 means to physician recruitment. With the severe physician shortage at hand, Conrad […]
Physician Recruitment 101: Board Certification and Eligibility
“Board-certified” and “board-eligible” are bywords in the physician recruitment industry. Both recruiters and physicians use these terms to describe the qualifications required for employment – and hospital employers use these as criterion in many of their employment contracts.
PHG’s Craig Fowler Awarded with NAPR’s Highest Award
Craig Fowler, Pinnacle Health Group’s Vice President of Recruiting, Training and Public Relations, was recently presented with a “Distinguished Service Award,” from the National Association of Physician Recruiters (NAPR).
Pinnacle Health Group’s Annual Physician Compensation Survey
Pinnacle Health Group’s compensation data is based on mean compensation and/or base salary for 30,000 surveyed doctors as well as actual placements and physician searches for 155 healthcare groups between 2011 and early 2012. Data was compiled from surveyed physicians (70%), hospitals and group practices (25%) and other settings (5%), covering 42 specialties and 20 […]
PHG Finds a Physiatrist for an MI-based Hospital!
The Need: This Michigan-based facility was seeking a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician to lead the rehabilitation department of the hospital. They were also searching for a board-eligible or board-certified physiatrist with a background on Pain Management. The fact that there is a limited candidate pool combined with the need for a pain management background […]