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How to Prevent and Resolve Difficult Patient Encounters
Having difficult patient encounters is often part of the job when you work in healthcare. Whether it’s helping a grieving family member or defusing an angry patient, your finesse in dealing with these challenging encounters makes a difference in the lives of the people you care for.
Read moreTen Ways to Be a Better Coworker
Your coworkers can make all the difference in how well you like going to work. Even if you love the job, if relationships with colleagues are weak, it can make you dread your next shift. Positive relationships with coworkers are essential for the following reasons…
Read moreEmbracing the Change of a New Job
Changing jobs can be a source of anxiety and stress, but it can also be a time to reflect, set new goals or even an entirely new direction.
Read moreWant to Hire a PA? This is What You Need to Know
Whether you are a physician or an administrator, you can help develop a positive perception of your new hire both in the office and among your patients. Present the opportunity to see the PA as a positive one. Be ready to explain and promote team-based practice. Know the plan for care coordination and trust in the PA’s thorough education and training to speak for itself.
Read moreWhat to Expect and How to Succeed in Your Phone Interview
Phone interviews are an integral part of any interview process after an application and resume have been submitted to a medical institution or clinic. The phone interview is generally the first step after a thorough review of any application materials and resume/CV. It is used as a screening tool to decide if further interviews will be offered.
Read moreImportant Questions Providers Should Ask During Job Interviews
Your questions of the interviewer will indicate your genuine interest in the position. They are a vital part of the interview. The following questions were recommended by physicians as especially helpful for gaining insight into the workings and culture of the setting that you may consider joining.
Read moreWhy You Should Take a Second Look at Healthcare Job Boards
…On the other hand, when you apply to a job via a job board, you show that you’ve put some thought and commitment into choosing it. Additionally, you will be able to tailor your CV and cover letter to that position, showcasing your sincere desire to pursue and accept the job. As some recruited applicants who only review the opportunity after being presented may not follow through, this gives the employer more security that you genuinely want the job…
Read moreMedical Scribes – Benefits and Challenges
Scribes may improve the overall quality of documentation. It can be more detailed, comprehensive, and available quickly. Improved documentation in turn can be used to achieve “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program criteria and improve compliance with quality monitors, billing, and reimbursement…
Read moreTechnological Change and Disruption in Medicine
You must change or risk permanent disruption. Opportunities are abundant, and the correct mindset will help ensure relevance as exponential technologies and those pioneers pushing the edge and disrupt the healthcare marketplace.
Read moreDealing with Bad Patient Outcomes
Working in a high-liability specialty for the past nine years, I have received the news of bad outcomes several times. It never gets easier—and frankly I think that if it does, it’s a good sign that I should probably quit clinical medicine.
Below is the process I go through and a few tips I wish I knew earlier on…
