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.
Add Networking to Your 2025 Agenda
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com As program leaders, you are the bridge between senior leadership and the team, tasked with implementing strategies, driving performance and managing the day-to-day work. This time-intensive obligation can trap...
Rowing and Recruitment: Navigating Success Through Shared Strategies
By: Mitzi Kent. RN, BSN | mkent@barlowmccarthy.com As many of you know, my passion is rowing—I row at least four days a week at Row House, an indoor studio with great music and fantastic coaches. I began examining rowing and provider recruitment. While they might seem...
Thinking Out of the Box When It Comes To Provider Recruitment
By: Mitzi Kent, RN, BSN | mkent@barlowmccarthy.com Feeling 'stuck' in our search for the ideal candidate is a common challenge. As provider recruiters, we often find ourselves using the same sourcing plan for each opportunity. But what if we paused, shifted our...
What Should Innovation Look Like For Physician Relations?
By: Susan Boydell | sboydell@barlowmccarthy.com We’ve been talking about innovation in physician relations for a while. This is not about the relevancy of what we are doing, but more about how we can make a bigger impact for our organizations and for the physician...
Words Matter. The Value in Good Writing
By: Tony Barlow | tbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com Innovation is really about adding value, starting with today and considering how to continuously make changes to improve your connectivity and value. Whether a part of a relations team or a recruitment team, there is value...
Let’s Get Creative with Three Key Audiences
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA | kbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com Some of us live for a new idea… others, not so much. With the pressure on relationship building for referral growth, it’s a great time to consider your habits and behaviors with the goal of elevating your impact....
Physician Relations: Experience with Issues
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA | kbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com Now that was ugly! I was an air travel victim of the recent global cyber issue. And while my story included a little scrambling and an extra night out because of a cancelled flight, I fared far better than so...
Best in Class or Good Enough
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA | kbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com A friend was less than pleased when her son, a freshman in college shared, “C’s get degrees.” Ugh, most of us envision ourselves (and our students) as individuals who achieve at the highest potential. As a...
Leadership Takes Practice
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com In his bestselling book Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcom Gladwell notes that it takes approximately 10,000 hours to master a skill. Gladwell cites research conducted by K. Anders Ericsson who found that...
Physician Recruitment: Giving Candidates the Red Carpet Experience
By: Mitzi Kent, RN, BSN | mkent@barlowmccarthy.com As we enter the summer months, it's a great time to assess how we can improve our onsite visits. For the internal team this starts with good preparation to ensure all key stakeholders understand the candidates...