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A Place for Hope in the Workplace
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA | kbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com We’ve all heard that hope is not a viable business strategy. I agree; however, as we feel the very real stress of COVID-19, it’s a perfect time to consider some elements of hope in our everyday work. This is not a...
The Big Restart for Recruitment Sourcing
By: Tony Barlow | tbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com Where does your recruitment program stand at the moment? We are hearing a wide range of answers to this question. Hiring freezes continue in many parts of the country while other health systems are slowly starting to reopen...
Physician Relations: Is it Time for a Personal Push?
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA | kbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com So much has been written about the current state of healthcare. Some are choosing to wait and see what tomorrow brings. Others are actively leaning into the disruption. Both of those scenarios fit for...
A New Reality: 5 Ideas to Source Physicians on a Budget
Tony Barlow | tbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com The challenges keep mounting in healthcare. While it certainly feels like the worst of the COVID crisis is behind us, consumers are still on edge and the much-anticipated rush back of patients hasn’t solved the financial...
Physician Relations: It’s Go Time, We’re Moving Forward and the Time for Change is Now
With everything happening in the world today, disruptive change is inevitable. Change always requires disruption to some degree. And, right now, we are all intensely in the middle of disruption that causes us to rethink how we listen, how we communicate, and how we act.
The Need for Positive Tone and Message in Physician Relations
How many times a day do you hear reports of cases, deaths and virus realities? Keeping tabs on COVID-19 is important and the impact is heartbreaking at many levels.
Physician Recruitment and COVID-19: Keep Your Heads-Up Recruiters
By: Tony Barlow | tbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com What a strange and conflicting time to be a physician recruiter. Some physicians are busier than ever while others are sitting at home nervously waiting. The same story repeats for physician recruitment offices around the...
Top 4 WFH Ideas from Physician Relations Teams
For the past several weeks, I’ve been talking with a lot of physician relations leaders and liaisons about how they are adapting to the new normal…working from home (WFH).
B/Mc MMM: This Week, It’s Time to Listen… :: 4/13/2020
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 for these uncertain times. This week we are talking...
B/Mc Podcast: COVID-19 and Physician Relations – Leadership Interview #8
We’re hearing so much interest in learning from other teams during this time of change. There are wonderful ideas out there, so we’ve set up a series of podcasts with program leaders across the country to share their ideas for effective meetings, projects for the...