Physician Recruitment: Hospital vs. Private Practices

Recently there has been a lot of media attention on the continuing trend of hospital employment and also the decrease in the private practice.  In an article published today from American Medical News it is suggested that hospitals are much more aggressive in recruiting physicians than their private practice counterparts, attributing increasing growth to more progressive recruiting.

Hospitals also more frequently utilize agencies to help fill their physician openings, helping present more hospital employed positions to active candidates through physician staffing agencies.

There will always be a place for the private practice physician in every physician employment model environment, however to remain competitive and profitable and access the best physician candidates each type of employment model needs to be willing to mold to economic trends.

Read the full article by clicking here: http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/07/23/bil20723.htm