Tag: medical administrators

  • How to prepare your Medical Resume

      …..The Medical Provider Industry, like any other industry, is a highly competitive world of professionals, vying for a limited number of opportunities – which means that it is very important for your resume to be unique and stand out from the rest. Medical resumes are distinct from other kinds of resumes and should include…

  • 4 TIPS FOR  A SUCCESSFUL MEDICAL PRACTICE

     There is more to operating a medical practice than just dealing with patients; on top of providing actual medical services, it is of equal importance for physicians to know how to run a successful business. Without adequate business skills, a doctor’s practice will suffer setbacks and run in a wasteful and disorganized fashion – affecting…

  • US PHYSICIANS EXPERIENCING LOWER CAREER SATISFACTION RATINGS DUE TO UNDESIRABLE LEVELS OF ADMINISTRATIVE WORK  

    A recent study by the International Journal of Health Services suggests that the leading cause for low career satisfaction ratings for physicians in the US has nothing to do with the actual work of medical practitioners – but with the administrative work that comes with it. Furthermore, it seems to only be getting worse: The…

  • HOW TO IMPROVE ON QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE

    …..More and more Americans each year are gaining awareness on the need for improvement in the quality of healthcare they are receiving, as rising costs and an increased visibility of medical errors heighten the risk of patients receiving expensive, but ineffective, treatment. Prices are already too high as it is – so not being able…

  • PHYSICIAN REVIEWS:  RECEIVING UNFAIR ATTACKS ONLINE

    …..This is the age of social media and it has never been easier for practices to connect with people anywhere in the world – and while that sounds like a great thing, it has sometimes proven to be troublesome. Online reviews have become one of the main factors that can influence whether a person decides…

  • FIVE BENEFITS OF CLOUD COMPUTING IN HEALTHCARE

    …..The healthcare industry, just like nearly every other industry, is discovering just how much easier life has become with cloud computing – a versatile solution that allows for remote accessibility to servers that secure and contain massive amounts of data. Ever since the Electronic Medical Records mandate was introduced, healthcare providers all over the US…

  • AUDITOR FINDS DWC FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ADMINISTER QME PROCESS

    …..According to the much anticipated report of Auditor Elaine Howle on the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s (DWC) mishandling of the California Workers’ Compensation system, the DWC failed, in several different ways, to entice and maintain a healthy number of qualified medical evaluators (QME’s) needed in order to analyze comp claims – thereby impairing workers’ ability…

  • FIVE HACKS TO A BETTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    …..It has never been easy to run a successful and efficient medical practice. In 2018, patients spent an average of only 17 to 24 minutes per appointment while doctors struggled to balance practicing medicine and managing the practice. It is common for physicians to find themselves forever in a rush at the end of the…

  • 5 TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR RESIDENCY APPLICATION

    …..So you’ve finally done it – you’ve graduated from med school, and it’s only a matter of time before you are recognized as a doctor. But before that happens, you need to get some experience under your belt, and for most the best option is to apply for residency. But with so much competition out…

  • How will the Honduran Migrant Caravan affect the US Healthcare System?

    You’ve probably heard about the Honduran migrant caravan. It’s a group of thousands of people from Central American countries traveling to the US border looking to seek asylum. They left their homes in Honduras, some of them in Guatemala, fleeing from gang violence and extreme poverty in hopes of finding a better situation in America.…