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Perhaps it’s only anecdotal, but the several hospital executives and well-connected hospital-affiliated physician group leaders I’ve spoken to within the past few weeks tell the same story: a spate of resignations by hospital-employed physicians.
Ride along with Mark as he discusses new challenges in the hiring and retention of staff.
Another week, another hospital closes. Well, at least one.
Another week, another hospital closes. Well, at least one.
Yes, this is a popular topic for the blog, because each additional hospital closure underscores the risk for physicians and medical groups that don’t spread risk. The lesson applies to both hospital-based and office-based physicians, although not necessarily equally.
Ah, the shiny object, the more or less instant gratification.
Today, employers reward for the value you create. The factory worker, whether in what is readily recognized as a factory or one which looks, to outsiders, like a medical clinic or hospital, who simply shows up on time, does what he or she is told (you know, follows protocols) and then clocks out at the end of the shift, creates no real value in comparison with the next worker.
Today, there’s no longer even the “promise” of lifetime employment. “Retirement” as in replacement, replacement just like an old machine, is as far off as the next layoff or the next outsourcing.
Imagine that your only menu choice, anywhere, is a Happy Meal. It doesn’t matter whether it’s at McDonald’s or at Chez Prétentieux. The Happy Meal is the only thing on the menu. After all, that’s the way things are done. Back to reality, which, for most, it isn’t much different, at least in connection with […]
Perhaps it’s only anecdotal, but the several hospital executives and well-connected hospital-affiliated physician group leaders I’ve spoken within the past few weeks tell the same story: a spate of resignations by hospital-employed physicians.