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Archive for March, 2009

Robotic Surgery Improves Patient Care and Results

Posted on: Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Robotic-assisted laparoscopy has been improved to the point where it is being used on a widespread basis in order to perform more detailed surgeries.  According to a recent article in the Physicians News Digest, Abington Memorial Hospital features one such success story with its own robotic surgery suite.  Originally used for prostatectomies, the robotic surgery [...]

The Three Major Choices a New Physician Faces

Posted on: Thursday, March 26, 2009

A new physician faces a number of choices about what career path they are going to take.  These days, more pathways are open to physicians than you may have previously thought.  Here are the three big choices that physicians have that you may not have considered prior to reading this article. Relocation The first choice [...]

How To Avoid Being a Payola Doctor

Posted on: Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Insurance companies are paying doctors to prescribe generic drugs, while pharmaceutical companies are paying them to prescribe their own brands. Who wins in this cash-driven world? Frequently, not the consumer – at least that is the perception. The average patient now wonders if a drug is being prescribed as a precaution to their health or [...]

Protecting Patients by Protecting Doctors – Malpractice and You

Posted on: Friday, March 13, 2009

When litigation rears its ugly head as it often does in the medical industry, many physicians tend to “head for the hills” rather than practice in a state or county that is known for egregious lawsuits. In 2005, the state of Illinois enacted a medical lawsuit reform law that sought to cap malpractice lawsuits that [...]

What Electronic Health Records Mean for Your Organization

Posted on: Wednesday, March 11, 2009

The Obama administration has promised a good deal of money to modernize the record-keeping capabilities of health organization nationwide. While the money to do it is welcomed, migrating medical records to electronic format is a massive undertaking that will require a good deal of manpower to complete efficiently. As of 2006, less than 10% of [...]

Trauma Burn Surgeon

Posted on: Monday, March 9, 2009

The Emory University School of Medicine offers board-certified surgeons typically a two year program to become a trauma burn surgeon. One year is spent in trauma and one in an ACGME-approved surgical critical care fellowship. Emory has one of the largest burn units in the US and the second largest in Georgia. The UC San [...]

Protecting Patients By Protecting Physicians: Malpractice and You

Posted on: Wednesday, March 4, 2009

As a hospital, medical center or other type of physician hiring organization, what can you to protect your patients against malpractice lawsuits. This article provides an interesting point of view on how to handle this type of situation.

Differentiating Among Practice Settings

Posted on: Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Now that you’ve finished your residency, are you still wondering which physician practice setting is right for you? This article will explore the differences between practice settings and help you make the right decision before jumping into your new physician career.

Staying Positive on a Physician Job Search

There are a lot of things conspiring against you when you are looking for a job in a bad economy. The trick is to stay positive and upbeat. Potential employers will pick up on this and will probably choose you over other candidates if you can manage to manifest such an attitude in these difficult [...]

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Be Proactive In Your Physician Job Search

Looking for ways to leap ahead of the competition and land the perfect physician job. Check out this article that provides Tips & Tricks on how to be more proactive in your physician job search.

Tags: physician jobs, tips for physician job search

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