Medical organizations must understand what constitutes an ethics violation and how to avoid working with disreputable recruiters.
Physician Compensation Surveys: Which One Should You Use?
How much should you offer? Usually, the first thing you do is peruse the popular physician compensation surveys published by major trade associations and consulting companies. It is important to understand that not all surveys are the same.
Understanding and Applying Stark Laws to Physician Recruitment
Unless an exception applies, a physician is prohibited by the Stark Law from referring Medicare patients for specified “designated health services” to entities with which the physician has a financial relationship.
The Physician’s Perspective: How Candidates Rate Their Experiences with Recruitment Firms
A recent study found that recruiters are the most popular source, other than direct referrals, for physicians seeking job opportunities.
The Interview Process: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You!
Proper planning is essential when setting up interviews with physician candidates. It is important to keep in mind that how much consideration you put into the interview can be the difference between getting the right physician for the job, getting no one, or worse, getting the wrong physician.
Compensation Other Than Cash: What Employers Can Offer
Offering competitive monetary compensation is as easy as going to the MGMA’s website and downloading the current salary survey. Yet, by offering the right combination of “little extras” you may persuade a physician to join your group instead of your competitor’s.
Reasons Why Physicians Change Jobs: Results From PHG’s 2nd Annual Survey
In today’s competitive economy, physician recruitment is a costly undertaking. Yet when a doctor leaves, there is nothing else a medical organization can do but find a replacement as quickly as possible. The key to reducing physician turnover lies in understanding what makes physicians unhappy in their current positions.
Physician Recruitment Trends
Based on market analysis, it is becoming more difficult for medical groups to recruit physicians than it was twenty years ago.