Physician Recruitment – Learning to Just Say No

By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com My husband, Joe, has mastered the art of saying “no.”  It’s his “default” response to most things – providing him with time to decide if “yes” or “no” is his final choice.  But saying “no” doesn’t come as easily...

Getting Physician Buy In

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Physician Recruitment and Retention – It’s Not All About the Money

By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com “Too many people measure how successful they are by how much money they make or the people that they associate with. In my opinion, true success should be measured by how happy you are.” –...

Is Onboarding the Right Title?

By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Does the term “onboarding” best represent the activities involved in bringing new physicians into an organization?  That was a question raised at a recent Onboarding and Retention (OAR) Chapter meeting. OAR...

Taking the Long View on Physician Recruitment

By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com The airlines have recently demonstrated some danger signs for physician recruitment. With their focus on filling airplanes versus the quality of the experience, a few carriers have damaged their reputations with...

Incorporating Other Tools into Medical Staff Development Planning

By: Allison McCarthy, MBA and Mike Harristhal, MBA “To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.” — William James Determining demand/supply is still relevant in today’s medical staff development plans.  But, this is only one set of...