Physician Recruitment can be arduous and painstakingly long process. Even after a physician finds their dream job, roughly 50-60% of all Physicians change jobs within the first five years of starting their first job. Although different specialties have their own retention rates, typically the hospitalist profession sees the highest turnover in the shortest period of…
Implications for the Physician Workforce The New England Journal Of Medicine; by David I. Auerbach, Ph.D., Douglas O. Staiger, Ph.D., and Peter I. Buerhaus, Ph.D., R.N. Throughout the history of modern American medicine, physicians have made up the vast majority of professionals who diagnose, treat, and prescribe medication to patients. Although demand for medical services…
A hospital is not the place that most people would choose to eat — unless they were visiting a relative or friend who had been admitted. However, hospital cafeterias are changing with the times, offering better quality of food, environment and service. Two hospital cafeterias (really, more like restaurants) that get top reviews on tripadvisor.com:…
From 2015 to 2017, the number of PAs grew more than 13%. The average salary is almost $108,000. Some trends to watch in 2020: 1. Physician Shortage: Physician assistants are viewed as part of the solution to the country’s physician shortage. By 2030, this shortage is expected to grow to as many as 120,000 doctors,…
The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team returned home to a ticker-tape parade in July in New York after winning back-to-back World Cup championships. As much as the praise and accolades and TV ratings (some 1 billion people tuned in to the Women’s World Cup this year) meant to sport in the United States, the team…
For most Americans, it is common knowledge that healthcare providers in the United States charge patients significantly higher prices than providers in Europe. In fact, a 2011 study conducted by the National Institute for Healthcare Management found that the second greatest contributor to rising costs was the increase in physician costs. These costs accounted for…
Here at Lyle Health we receive thousands of calls from recent graduate Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner students. A very common question is, based on when I graduate, how early should I start looking for a job? Is it ever too early to start looking? In short, the answer is yes! We recommend recent graduates…
The definition of locum tenens, roughly translated from Latin, means “to hold a place.” Locum tenens physician assistants fill in for other PAs on a temporary basis for a range of a few days to up to six months or more. When a healthcare employer faces temporary staffing shortages due to vacancies, illness, or other…