Many healthcare organizations that have started to successfully transition to a value-based system have an organizational building block in common: their physician and administrative leaders are aligned on common goals and collaboratively work to achieve
Physicians’ View of Meaningful Quality Metrics
As the push to pay for healthcare quality, not quantity accelerates, CMS has released core quality measurement sets aimed in part at reducing the variability and burden of data collection on doctors and facilities. The result of a collaborative effort be
Competition for new docs pushing pay higher
In some parts of the country, you have to get up early to recruit an orthopedic surgeon—at least 18 to 24 months early.
More And More MDs Showing Signs of Burnout
Sadly, physician burnout is becoming an increasing problem in American health care, with more than half of doctors reporting signs of burnout in a recent survey by Mayo Clinic and American Medical Association researchers.
Do physicians, administrators have the same priorities? Study says yes
Despite the perception that physicians and hospital administrators usually butt heads, the 2016 Cejka Search Healthcare Perspectives study found the two categories of healthcare workers have close alignment on both the highest and lowest priorities for ca
Do Physicians and Administrators See Eye to Eye?
The answer is yes, according to the 2016 Cejka Search Healthcare Perspectives study of 1,621 practicing physicians and healthcare administrators. In the study, respondents were asked to rank the importance of ten healthcare delivery priorities. The result
Arizona Joins Four Interstate Medical Compacts
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed into law four new interstate licensing compacts for medical professionals — doctors, nurses, psychologists and physical therapists.
Physician and administrator alignment: Will it make or break your organization?
Healthcare providers under regulatory and financial pressures are pursuing significant and urgent organizational changes, making collaboration among clinical and administrative leaders more important than ever.
Women Dentists Grow in Influence, But Pay Lags
A broad review of dental workforce data shows women dentists are growing in number and influence, but their pay remains stubbornly behind that of their male counterparts. - See more at: http://www.dmdtoday.com/news/women-dentists-grow-in-influence-but-pay
Recent Reports and Surveys Released
WEDI Report - Closing Gaps in Care through Health Data Exchange