Influencing Up: Working with your Internal Leadership

Influencing Up: Working with your Internal Leadership

By: Allison McCarthy, MBA As recruitment and relations professionals, we often consider selling in our interactions with physicians – getting them to say “yes” to a practice opportunity or to make a referral.  But we’re also continuously selling with our internal...

One Thing for Physician Recruitment Success

By: Allison McCarthy, MBA “Simple physics. Nature tends toward disorder.  Focus imposes order.”  Edward Hallowell, MD I admit I’m a productivity “junkie.”  I grab anything I can get my hands on that offers tips and techniques to “get more done.”  But what I’m learning...
Reform’s Impact on Physician Recruitment

Reform’s Impact on Physician Recruitment

By: Allison McCarthy, MBA News about health reform’s impact is abundant with information about accountable care, health exchanges, patient-centered medical homes, clinical integration and more.  Yet, the impact on physician recruitment typically goes unmentioned....
Leading from the Middle

Leading from the Middle

By: Allison McCarthy, MBA Internal stakeholders can be our greatest strength or management challenge.  Whether its hospital leaders or the medical staff, we have to give them our attention, direction and guidance to be successful. In two issues of Leading Physician...
So Proud – Client Success Story

So Proud – Client Success Story

By: Allison McCarthy, MBA It feels so good when I see clients have great results.  Becker’s Review recently highlighted Southcoast Health System’s recruitment results...
Hate the Task, Love the Potential

Hate the Task, Love the Potential

By: Allison McCarthy, MBA As I’ve been coaching a physician recruiter on cold-calling physicians, I love that she admits that she hates the task – but knows it has the potential to make a real difference in her results.  She pushes herself to dedicate time...