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Recruiting Physicians Today
Recruiting Physicians Today is an advertising service of the publishing division of the Massachusetts Medical Society. Distributed six times per year, the free newsletter features articles by physician recruiting firms and other independent groups involved in physician employment. The content that appears here should not be construed as coming from the New England Journal of Medicine, nor does it represent the views of the New England Journal of Medicine or the Massachusetts Medical Society.


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RECRUITING PHYSICIANS TODAY

2010

Jan/Feb:
Survey Reveals Effects of Recession on Physician, Nurse, and Allied Recruiting
 
Market Watch: Percentage of Residents and Fellows Retained from ACGME Programs, 2008
 
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Mar/Apr:
AAMC Pleased More Medical School Graduates Are Matching to Primary Care Residencies
 
Market Watch: Participants in the Match
 
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May/June:
For Severely Ill Children, A Dearth of Doctors
 
Market Watch: Specialist Shortage
 
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July/Aug:
Survey Quantifies Financial Impact of Adding Physicians
 
Market Watch: Median 2008 and 2009 Unrestricted Hourly On-Call Pay Rates for Select Specialties
 
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Sept/Oct:
Gauging Word-of-Mouth Marketing for Physician Recruitment
 
Market Watch: Lowest Paying Jobs for Physicians
 
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2009

Jan/Feb:
Survey of 12,000 Physicians Shows Doctors at the Breaking Point
 
Market Watch: Key Findings of “The Physicians’ Perspective: Medical Practice in 2008” Survey
 
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Mar/Apr:
The Independent Physician –Going, Going...
 
Market Watch: Percentage of Independent Physicians
 
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May/June:
Five Findings That Will Help Recruit and Retain Physicians
 
Market Watch: Reasons Physicians Resign
 
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Jul/Aug:
Demonstrating Your Physician Recruitment Department’s Value to Executives: How to Portray Your Department as a “Revenue Generator” vs. “An Expense”
 
Market Watch: Factors Affecting Starting Salary of Physicians
 
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Sept/Oct:
MGMA Physician Placement Starting Salary Survey Highlights
 
Market Watch: Median Comparison of Compensation and Signing Bonus for New Physicians and Established Physicians
 
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Nov/Dec:
Credentialing 101 for Recruiters
 
Market Watch: Primary Care Median Months to Fill Positions by Geographic Section
 
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2008

Jan/Feb:
Hospital Emergency On-Call Coverage: Is There a Doctor in the House?
 
Market Watch: Emergency Care Compensation
 
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Mar/Apr:
With Debt on the Rise, Students and Schools Face an Uphill Battle
 
Market Watch: Graduating Medical School Debt
 
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May/Jun:
U.S. Medical School Seniors Enjoy Most Successful “Match Day” in 30 Years
 
Market Watch: Total Number of Active U.S. Medical School Seniors and Numbers Matched
 
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Jul/Aug:
Changes to Stark Alter Physician Recruiting Rules
 
Market Watch: Total Cash Compensation for Hospitalist Specialists and Their Counterparts
 
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Sept/Oct:
Health Care Reform — Corporate Style
 
Market Watch: Temporary Staffing Trends
 
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Nov/Dec:
Forging a New Partnership with Physicians to Increase Satisfaction and Reduce Turnover
 
Market Watch: Referrals to the Hospital by Physician Satisfaction Scores
 
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2007

Jan/Feb:
Survey Shows Doctors Morale Hurting
 
Market Watch: ACPE Physician Morale Survey Highlights
 
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Mar/Apr:
Enhancing Patient Satisfaction: Identifying Physician Candidates with High Patient Satisfaction Tendencies
 
Market Watch: 2006 Survey of Final-Year Medical Residents Highlights
 
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May/Jun:
Physician Financial Incentives: Use of Quality Incentives Inches Up, but Productivity Still Dominates
 
Market Watch: Physician Reporting Compensation-Based Productivity and Quality Incentives 2004–2005
 
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Jul/Aug:
Survey Shows Revenue Generated by Physicians
 
Market Watch: Average Inpatient/Outpatient Revenue Generated
 
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Sept/Oct:
To Reduce Risks, Hospitals Enlist "Proceduralists"
 
Market Watch: Physicians Oppose Public Disclosure of Quality, However, Support Pay for Performance
 
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Nov/Dec:
The Physician Retention and Turnover Challenge — Success Starts with Strategy
 
Market Watch: Turnover Assessment
 
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2006

Jan/Feb:
Survey Shows Rising Role of Locum Tenens
 
Market Watch: Factors in Selecting a Temporary Staffing Firm
 
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Mar/Apr:
Red-Hot Job Market for Hospitalists Is Translating into Tough Times for Programs
 
Market Watch: Physicians per 100,000 Civilian Population by Census Division
 
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May/Jun:
Retention Initiatives Rise as Physician Turnover Concerns Increase
 
Market Watch: 2005 and 2003 Median Physician Executive Compensation
 
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Jul/Aug:
Physician Immigration Takes Center Stage in Washington
 
Market Watch: Top Four Reasons for Voluntary Resignation
 
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Sept/Oct:
Primary Care Survey Reveals Physician Incomes/Satisfaction
 
Market Watch: Income Trends by Specialty/Satisfaction with Net Income
 
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Nov/Dec:
Medical Schools Work to Expand: If We Build It, Will They Come?
 
Market Watch: Do Medical Schools Plan to Up Enrollment in Next 6 Years (As of 2005)
 
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2005

Jan/Feb:
Stark II Physician Recruiting Exceptions: Benefits and Challenges
 
Market Watch: Hospitalist Compensation Trends
 
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Mar/Apr:
Increase in Women Doctors Changing the Face of Medicine
 
Market Watch: Number of Women in Selected Specialties Rising/Compensation Lags
 
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May/Jun:
The Changing Face of Graduate Medical Education: 2000 and 2004 Compared
 
Market Watch: Graduate Medical Education Statistics – 2000 and 2004
 
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Jul/Aug:
Early Focus on Physician Satisfaction is Key to Retention
 
Market Watch: Turnover by Specialty
 
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Sept/Oct:
Medical Tests Add Outsourcing Twist
 
Market Watch: Urban and Rural Incomes by Specialty
 
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Nov/Dec:
Some Health Systems Explore Laborists Idea
 
Market Watch: Malpractice Rates for Obstetrics/Gynecology 2003–2004
 
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2004

Jan/Feb:
Due Diligence on the Internal Front Enhances Recruiting Success
 
Market Watch: Profile of a Locum Tenens Physician
 
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Mar/Apr:
The Role of Veteran Physicians in the Staffing Continuum
 
Market Watch: 2003 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Demand per 100,000 Population
 
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May/Jun:
The Impact of Communications Legislation on the Physician Recruitment Industry
 
Market Watch: Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools Increase: Women the Majority for the First Time
 
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Jul/Aug:
Hospitalists – A Specialty Coming into its Own
 
Market Watch: Median Physician Executive Compensation by Region and Organization Type
 
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Sept/Oct:
More Med Students Are Shunning Time-Demanding Specialties
 
Market Watch: Number of Medical Students Choosing Family Medicine
 
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Nov/Dec:
The Benefits of Hiring Residents
 
Market Watch: What Residents Earn and Owe
 
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2003

Jan/Feb:
The Doctor-Exec Is In: To quell physician unrest, some hospitals are dumping lay executives and replacing them with doctors
 
Market Watch: Life May Be Better Without a White Coat
 
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Mar/Apr:
Physician Supply and Demand Is Forcing Employers to Open Their Minds As Well As Their Wallets
 
Market Watch: National Staffing Ratios – 2001
 
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May/Jun:
Higher Morale Ground: Groups Work to Build Physician Satisfaction
 
Market Watch: Physicians – By the Numbers
 
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Jul/Aug:
Physician Recruiting: Costs and Rewards
 
Market Watch: Net Revenue by Specialty
 
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Sept/Oct:
Legally Acceptable Interviewing
 
Market Watch: Physician Recruitment Incentives
 
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Nov/Dec:
“Group Culture”: Medical Group Affiliation Levels and Effective Physician Recruitment
 
Market Watch: Starting Salaries Compared with 3 to 5 Years Post-Residency
 
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2002

Jan/Feb:
Recruiting Generation X Physicians
 
Market Watch: National Staffing Ratios 2000 and 2005
Mar/Apr:
A Developing Crisis – Staffing Overshadows All Other Challenges Facing Radiology Departments
 
Market Watch: Hospitals Scramble for Cutting-Edge Personnel
May/Jun:
Immigrating Physicians Through the “Conrad 20” Program
 
Market Watch: RPT Internet Reader Survey
Jul/Aug:
Strategies for Physician Retention
 
Market Watch: Compensation Offered to Radiologists
 
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Sept/Oct:
Recruiting Physicians to States with High Malpractice Insurance Premiums
 
Market Watch: Tracking the Turmoil in Malpractice Insurance
 
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Nov/Dec:
Background Investigations Versus Credentialing: How the First May Eliminate the Need for the Second
 
Market Watch: Money Isn’t Everything
 
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2001

Jan/Feb:
The Coming Shortage of Physicians in the United States
 
Market Watch: Medical School Applications Dropping
 
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Mar/Apr:
Evaluating Physician Search Firms
 
Market Watch: Numbers of Internal Medicine Fellows Dropping
 
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May/Jun:
Budgetary Planning: A Case Study
 
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Jul/Aug:
Doctor Dearth: Physicians Retiring Earlier
 
Market Watch: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
 
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Sept/Oct:
Physician Case Study: Advice for Recruiters on Meeting Physician?s Needs and Expectations
 
Market Watch: Fewer Radiology Residents to Recruit This Year
 
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Nov/Dec:
Current Levels of Physician Compensation
 
Market Watch: Medical School Applications Dropping
 
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2000

Jan/Feb:
Locum Tenens: A Staffing Solution When Physician Supply Does Not Meet Demand
 
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Mar/Apr:
Applying Marketing Techniques to Recruiting
 
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May/June:
Recruiting Techno Savvy Physicians
 
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Jul/Aug:
Recruiting IMGs
 
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Sept/Oct:
State Recruiter’s Associations
 
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Nov/Dec:
Designing Sabbatical Programs
 
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1999

Jan/Feb:
Increased Demand for Specialists Due to Consumer Demand and Legislation
 
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Mar/Apr:
Recruitment Bonuses and Incentive Compensation: Are They Legal and to Your Competitive Advantage?
 
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May/June:
The Importance of an Established Policy for Physician Background Checks
 
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Jul/Aug:
Retained vs.Contingency: Selecting the Right Search Firm
 
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Sept/Oct:
Recruiting Physicians Via the Internet
 
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Nov/Dec:
Conducting Successful Site Visits with Physician Recruits
 
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