by Allison McCarthy, MBA There is no better “messenger” of our physician recruitment pitch than a member of the medical staff. But they can also be our greatest challenge. We can spend as much time managing medical staff angst as we do prospecting for candidates. Is...
By Allison McCarthy, MBA Many called them cursed. The Boston Red Sox hadn’t won a World Series for 86 years. But the 2004 team finally did it. That season, it wasn’t about a single player providing the edge. It was the synchronization of all the players that delivered...
Author: Allison McCarthy, MBA If you’re recruiting physicians to your organization, then you probably feel challenged daily by internal disconnects that hinder your progress. More than likely you deal with one or more of them daily. And for many of these issues,...
Authors: Kriss Barlow and Allison McCarthy While the specifics and the specialty may change, messages like this are being heard and felt by many organizations. Physician recruitment is becoming a central challenge for healthcare experts, and the issue is affecting...
By Allison McCarthy, MBA The physician recruitment community has long made the argument that the advantage of in-house functions over search firms is one of cost. In fact, a recent HealthLeader’s Media article shared “Adding a full time employee to manage the process...
By: David F. Zirkle. PhD Hospitals and healthcare systems frequently conduct a variety of studies to support their planning efforts. However, the data is often used to support the project objectives for which the study was done and little consideration is given as to...
