There is a trend around the country to lengthen the terms of office for important medical staff positions. This is to promote continuity and to give leaders a change to grow into their roles. In many organizations, this is compounded by linking positions serially into a continuum of...
According to Advisory Board's annual healthcare CEO survey, improving access to ambulatory care is the top area of interest for hospital executives for 2019. The survey polled 90 hospital executives across the country between Jaunary and March, asking them to rank their interest in 29 different...
An overwhelming 90% of physician assistants (PA) feel a disconnect between their official title and their role in healthcare. This sentiment is also shared by many patients, physicians, nurses, and others working in the healthcare setting.
This research comes from WPP, an agency charged...
The annual cost of physician burnout is conservatively estimated at $4.6 billion, research published this week shows. The study, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, is one of the first attempts to estimate the cost of physician burnout to health systems, hospitals, and physician practices...
