Barton Blog / Healthcare News and Trends
There is now a growing shortage of allergists in the United States. There are only between 5,000 and 6,000 board certified allergists out of the 700,000 practicing physicians. As of late 2009, there were only 300 MD’s in United States allergy and immunology residency training programs....
Luke Curtis, MD, MS | June 06, 2019
In our new "gig economy", locums work is becoming a norm, offering excellent physicians an opportunity to control their schedules and continue to contribute to their field. Read on to learn about the benefits of outsourcing some human resources (HR) work to an agency....
Dr. Val Jones, M.D. | June 04, 2019
Locum tenens providers face a real challenge in taking on an assignment in a cancer center. Whether it’s a comprehensive cancer center in a big city or a small community hospital in a rural area, there are some ways to prepare for and deal with communication and care challenges....
Robert Conlin | May 23, 2019
Luckily, in today’s healthcare landscape, nurse practitioners are available and ready to step up and meet your temporary staffing need. Yes, NPs travel too, and there are plenty of good reasons for you to consider requesting a nurse practitioner to be your next locum tenens provider....
Renee Dahring, NP | May 16, 2019
Don’t wait until your employees, or your facility, is faced with the effects of burnout. Start by being proactive and take measures today to assess your facility’s risk, and take action to reduce, or prevent, your employee’s risk for burnout....
Maureen Bonatch MSN, RN | April 23, 2019
Occupational and environmental health play a critical role in the lives of workers and the public at large. And yet, occupational medicine physicians have been suffering from a shortage since the early 1990s, unable to keep up with this increasing demand....
Luke Curtis, MD, MS | April 18, 2019
If you are a healthcare facility, have you considered offering telemedicine to your patients and/or your staff? Here are four reasons why telemedicine can be beneficial to your organization....
Dr. Eki Abrams, MD | April 16, 2019
Barton Associates will be exhibiting early next week at the ASPR 2019 Annual Conference, and we’re excited to see you again and share how we can assist with your varied staffing needs....
Julie Shea | April 01, 2019
Learning how to recognize and thwart potential authentication-based problem is critical — a concern that only becomes more serious as the organization brings on more temporary locum tenens workers, considering their need to access sensitive data during their time with your facility....
Evan Wade | March 28, 2019
Telemedicine directly confronts issues that cause patients to ghost facilities. According to research from patient engagement software maker PatientBond, four high-level factors make most patients skip appointments are namely: cost of the visit, fear of bad news, time constraints, and demographic co...
Evan Wade | February 14, 2019
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