Barlow/McCarthy Blog
Check back often to hear from our talented team of consultants. Topics covered include: Physician Relations, Physician Recruitment, Practice Marketing, Medical Staff Development, Community Health Needs Assessments, etc.
Learn and Change Will Happen
By: Susan Boydell | sboydell@barlowmccarthy.com If you could change one thing about your physician relations role, what would it be? I bet most answers are about things your organization needs to change that would make you more effective. All of these are likely...
When the Seasons Change, So Should Your Recruitment Tactics
By: Mitzi Kent, RN, BSN | mkent@barlowmccarthy.com When record temperatures hit during the summer, everyone wants to shift gears, slow down, and take a break. In physician recruitment, this is the optimal time to look at where we might find additional candidates....
B/Mc MMM: Value of Gaining Intelligence About a Prospect – 7/11/2022
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA | kbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com Welcome to Monday Morning Minute, our goal is to get your week started on the right foot with a little bit of motivation, inspiration or some simple suggestions. This week we are talking about Strategic Sales. To...
Leadership Podcast: Assessments as a Leadership Tool
Host: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Guest Name: Mary Beth Ray Guest Title: Founder, PCC, JD Guest Organization: MBR Coaching & Consulting for Growth Assessments as a Leadership Tool Assessments are a powerful resource in supporting...
Webinar Replay: Feeling Good About the Work You Do in Physician Relations
Anyone who has worked in Physician Relations knows that the roles involved come with plenty of ups and downs. Whether it is challenging issues with physicians, struggles with internal leadership or frustrations with sales techniques and moving the needle. With all...
Podcast: Building Trust Within an Organization
Host: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Guest Name: Mary Marran Guest Title: President and Chief Operating Officer for Butler Hospital in Providence, RI Building Trust Within an Organization Mary Marran, President and COO of Butler Hospital in...
Podcast: Having the Difficult Conversation
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Name: Shannon R. Sullivan Title: President and Chief Operating Officer for Women and Infants Hospital in Providence, RI Having the Difficult Conversation Every leader faces the need to have difficult...
Physician Relations Needs to Be Part of the Big Picture
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA | kbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com What do inflation, escalating labor shortages, associated labor costs and hospital operating pressures have to do with a day in the life of a liaison? Sometimes, there’s a tendency to separate the field role from...
Podcast: The Art of Developing Physician Leaders
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Name: Paari Gopalakrishnan, MD Title: Interim President/COO, Kent Hospital, Warwick, RI Developing Physician Leaders Increasing numbers of physicians are moving into health system leadership positions. What...
Invest in Growing Your Field Talent
By: Susan Boydell | sboydell@barlowmccarthy.com Finding and even keeping great talent has been one of the fallouts of the pandemic and, not surprisingly, physician relations was not spared. As a program leader, we have a huge responsibility to grow our talent. It...