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Posts Tagged ‘physician recruitment’

Medical School Enrollments Rise in US in 2009

Posted on: Friday, November 20, 2009

eMatchPhysicians is happy to report a positive trend in physician recruitment. According to Physician News Digest, first year enrollments in medical schools nationwide rose by 2 percent over 2008 to 18,400 students. While this looks good for the future in seeing more doctors, the same students may also face a shortage of residency training positions [...]

Tags: American Association of Medical Colleges, doctor jobs, medical school enrollments, physician news digest, physician recruitment

How State Laws Affect Physician Recruitment and Shortage in Some States/Rural Areas

Posted on: Friday, August 7, 2009

In California and Texas, hospitals cannot hire physicians directly under state law. The law was originally intended to protect patient choice, but it is swiftly turning into a factor in underemployment of physicians at rural hospitals in these states. Without the ability to hire, hospitals don’t actively recruit. Without the active recruitment, rural areas suffer [...]

Tags: physician job opportunity, physician job search, physician jobs, physician recruitment

Electronic Medical Records Boost Efficiencies

Posted on: Thursday, July 30, 2009

In a recent study of 20 healthcare workers conducted at Roudebush VA Medical Center, researchers found that pen and paper workarounds to electronic medical records (EMR) actually improved the efficiency of the work being conducted. The most frequently cited reason for the 125 incidents of paper use was efficiency and ease of use. A computer [...]

Tags: emergency medicine physicians, medical employment, physician jobs, physician recruitment

The Physician Shortage – How To Recruit In One

Posted on: Tuesday, June 30, 2009

This is part Two of our Physician Shortage series. In Part One we explored the studies proving that there is, indeed, a physician shortage, and some of the factors that led to it. Our main focus in this part of the series is dealing with the realities of recruiting in a physician shortage.
By now you’ve [...]

Tags: physician jobs, physician recruiters, physician recruitment, physician recruitment tips

The Physician Shortage – The Proof That We Will Have One

Posted on: Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Experts believe that we are facing a physician shortage over the next 15 years. One study in particular was published by Edward Salsberg, a respected specialist in issues related to the physician workforce. It states that there will be a shortage of 200,000 physicians by the year 2020 if current trends continue in the health [...]

Tags: healthcare jobs, physician jobs, physician recruitment, physician workforce

Cuts in Resident Hours Lead to Higher Costs

Posted on: Monday, June 15, 2009

In 2008, residency programs were changed to limit residency hours so that residents wouldn’t be made to work shifts that are longer than 16 hours without sleep, and various other changes designed to maintain the health and quality of life of medical residents. However, according to a new study just put out by the New [...]

Tags: healthcare professionals, physician recruitment

Creative Physician Recruitment – Part 2

Posted on: Thursday, January 22, 2009

In Part One of our series we suggested that you sell your region, sell your strengths and be honest about time requirements.  Gear up for the next installment of creative ideas for your physician recruitment team to get physicians knocking on your door!
Use the Internet
Pay a web design company or your in-house team to develop [...]

Tags: physician job search, physician recruitment

Critical Need for Emergency Medicine Physicians

Posted on: Monday, November 10, 2008

There has been a lot of talk in the news about the critical state of America’s emergency medicine facilities.  According to witnesses who testified before Congress this summer,  emergency departments across the country have grown so fast to meet patient needs that they are now finding themselves under-staffed and under-funded in several key areas.  If presented with a national [...]

Tags: emergency medicine physicians, physician recruitment

Simplify Your Physician Recruitment Process with eMatchPhysicians.com

Posted on: Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Stop searching for physicians to fill your physician jobs and start interviewing!  eMatchPhysicians.com helps simplify the physician recruitment process by using a comprehensive matching profile that matches potential candidates based on various lifestyle and practice preferences.
Hospitals and medical groups often turn to outside recruitment firms when they have a difficult search or time-intensive need and this can [...]

Tags: physician jobs, physician recruitment

Welcome to eMatchPhysicians.com

Posted on: Sunday, October 5, 2008

Thank you for visiting eMatchPhysicians.com.
As of August 15th, 2008, we launched the site to offer the most comprehensive physician matching service connecting physicians seeking employment with hiring organizations and physician recruiters.
We are currently in BETA, and are offering an introductory FREE TRIAL offer to any hiring organizations that would like to sign up and list [...]

Tags: eMatchPhysicians.com, physician jobs, physician recruitment

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