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As luck would have it, your assignment coincides with a Joint Commission (TJC) inspection. The organization is beefing up protocols, tucking away all that equipment stored in a back corridor of the operating room, and double-checking expiration dates on medication vials. They don’t have time to coach you. While you […]

As we prepare to celebrate Doctor’s Day 2020, we wanted to highlight an initiative in its fifth year, celebrating doctors for a week leading up to Doctor’s Day. Below you will find more information about National Physicians Week. This March will mark the fifth annual National Physicians Week; a seven-day […]

Patients today are increasingly willing to use virtual care and telehealth services, partly because of the convenience and ability to improve access to healthcare. According to a 2017 Virtual Visits Consumer Choice Survey from the Advisory Board, 77% of consumers would consider seeing a healthcare provider virtually. Nearly one in […]

Allergists play a critical role in maintaining good health for people of all ages. Allergy-related health problems are very common, with approximate prevalence among U.S. adults and children of: 8 percent for asthma, 8 percent for rhinitis/hay fever, 12 percent for skin allergies, and 6 percent for food allergies. Allergy […]

While advances in medicine occur every day, there’s still no cure for aging. We might delay it with healthy eating, exercise, and brain games, but research from the lab for healthy aging at Emory University tells us that cognitive decline can begin as early as age 50. Symptoms of Aging […]

Telemedicine is changing the way providers deliver care to their patients. While it requires little additional training on the provider side, the environment in which you conduct telemedicine visits requires a bit more thought. Your virtual exam room is more than the background of a video conference. As the healthcare […]

The lack of ethnic diversity among medical students and physicians, and the importance of matching the ethnicities of providers with their patients, has been a popular topic in recent years. Not as many people, however, are aware of a similar lack of diversity in the physician assistant (PA) profession. What […]

Dentists are in high demand. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the job market for dentists will grow 21 percent between 2010 and 2020. This surging demand has quickly made dentists some of the most sought-after medical professionals. Because it pays well and offers high job security, more […]

As a leading staffing agency for nurse practitioners, Barton Associates is committed to placing talented nurse practitioners (NPs) in great locum tenens positions throughout the United States. As part of this commitment, and in celebration of this week’s AANP conference, we have compiled a list of resources to help make […]