A year ago, Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated the Caribbean Islands. In Puerto Rico, Maria killed almost 3,000 people and knocked out electricity for almost a year in parts of the island. Elizabeth Conde Alvarez, a nurse practitioner at University of Virginia Medical Center, decided to act. A native Puerto Rican, she organized a team…
▶ The Boston Public Health Commission is warning the public of a potential measles exposure at Logan Airport. ▶ A Senate committee approves bill allowing pharmacists to tell patients that a drug is cheaper if they use cash instead of insurance. ▶ U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, M.D., said combating the opioid epidemic is the…
The American Academy of PAs recently released a comprehensive report providing a detailed snaphot of PA compensation and benefits information in the U.S. Figures are for 2016. The profession has doubled in size every decade since 1980 with no end in sight.
Sourcing, screening and hiring Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners can be a very difficult task. PA and NP Providers are typically an integral part of any organizations ability to effectively meet patient demands and provide top-level healthcare services. At Lyle Health, we solely recruit and place Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners. That is all we…
ANALYZE —Clearly define and understand the employers position. —Build a consensus among the team as to the key competencies required. —Discuss the responsibilities, experience preferences, specialty and location. —Develop an in-depth target profile of the ideal candidate — mandatory skills and preferred attributes. —Conduct targeted research on the employer and its competitors. IDENTIFY —We…
The American Academy of PAs recently released a comprehensive report providing a detailed snaphot of PA compensation and benefits information in the U.S. Figures are for 2016. The profession has doubled in size every decade since 1980 with no end in sight.
A new study of data conducted by the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of California indicated veterans who have suffered a mild traumatic brain injury or concussion are at higher risk of Parkinson’s Disease. Two Haitian-American nurses are suing Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Mass.), one alleging she was denied a promotion…
By Tricia Marriott Are you considering a production-based compensation package? Do you have full access to your production data? Unless you can thoroughly ascertain that all of your work is attributed to you, is appropriately valued and is incorporated into the data used to calculate your productivity, you may sell yourself short. Proceed with caution.…