Doctor Becomes A Patient: A Practice in Empathy
As physicians, you are conditioned to a life of treating others. Running around a hospital and diagnosing medical issues is what you are best at, and you wouldn’t change that for anything. But what happens when a doctor becomes a patient? There may be times when you fall ill or suffer an unfortunate accident. You may end up in the emergency room or admitted for an extended stay, and then what? You may have allergies or important...
Understanding Your Locum Tenens Agreement
Looking to become a locum tenens physician? You’ll have to start with finding your agency and signing a locum tenens agreement. This can be a scary experience, especially since most contracts are full of legal jargon you may not understand. But, understanding your contract is key to your success. Most often, a locum tenens agreement can equal up to 5 to 10 pages and will contain several paragraphs of text that may have nothing to do...
AMP Up Your Healthcare Marketing!
When it comes to healthcare marketing, you’ve probably already got a strategy that works for you. If not, then you’ll need to consider how you can AMP up your sites for one of Google’s latest rollouts: Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP). Maybe you thought we were just being witty, but really, using AMP pages in your site’s architecture may be one of the best things for your digital marketing in a long time. Face...
Recognizing Human Trafficking in Healthcare
Human trafficking has been a global issue for many years and continues to increase. Many people think that most of the trafficking happens overseas, but there is plenty taking place in the United States. Sometimes, healthcare providers are the only professionals to interact with victims throughout the process. Because of this, recognizing human trafficking in healthcare is very important. Both labor and sex trafficking are tough on...
Physician Transparency: Remaining Transparent
As a physician, when you walk into the examination room, you want to know as much as possible about your patient’s life to be able to give them the best care they need. But what about the opposite end? Should patients be given the same opportunity to know as much about the doctor treating them? How important is physician transparency? Today, patients look toward using forums and online provider reviews to help them make health care...