August 3, 2009
Locum Leaders taps hospitalist as chief medical officer
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August 3, 2009
The physician shortage, coupled with the aging population, has taken a toll on the recruiting industry as recruiters strive to fill openings, according to PracticeMatch's annual State of the Industry survey.
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August 3, 2009
Good news for physicians providing locum tenens services through PracticeMatch LT: While PracticeMatch is closing its recruitment division, PracticeMatch LT is not affected by the recent announcement.
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July 27, 2009
Responding to interest expressed by locum tenens providers wanting to streamline their out-of-pocket business expenses, Jackson & Coker, part of Jackson Healthcare, is offering Visa credit cards to healthcare professionals working on temporary assignments. Upon issuance of their personal cards, providers can immediately use them as they see fit. The company will deduct the dollar amounts spent from providers? reimbursement checks with no accrued interest.
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July 22, 2009
Jackson Healthcare has created Jackson Surgical Assistants, a national surgical assistant management company that helps surgeons and hospitals improve operating room productivity. Jackson Surgical Assistants uses precision process management to help hospitals with recruiting, placement, scheduling, and billing support of trained clinicians to assist during surgery?ultimately raising operating room profitability.
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July 16, 2009
It?s an odd food fight when everyone?s clothing remains spotless, but this was the case at the end of the month-long Food Fight to End Hunger, a rivalry between CompHealth and VISTA Staffing Solutions. On June 30, Utah Food Bank Services?which has seen a 57 percent increase in requests for food this year?picked up barrel after barrel of food from VISTA and CompHealth offices, signaling the close of this friendly charitable challenge.
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July 8, 2009
LocumTenens.com has expanded into the internist, family practitioner, pediatrician, and hospitalist specialties?those often referred to collectively as primary care.
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July 8, 2009
The Colorado Hospital Association's Shared Services division selected Onyx M.D., headquartered in Denver, as its exclusive physician staffing company. Not only does this decision keep more jobs in the Colorado economy, it helps provide staffing relief to the Colorado healthcare community during a nationwide acute physician shortage.
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June 15, 2009
Martin, Fletcher Locums promoted Cory Kreig to director of recruitment and Jeff Files to director of client services. The two directors oversee teams of physician agents (recruiters) and client representatives, respectively.
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