Work Life/Leadership

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The first national survey to broadly examine attitudes and behaviors related to medical professionalism finds that U.S. physicians overwhelmingly believe that incompetence and mistakes among peers should be reported.  However, when face-to-face with these problems, nearly one-half fail to do just that, which can have harmful and even fatal consequences.  A survey of more than 1,600 physicians ...

Companies are now being forced to constantly reorganize in order to stay competitive. A new report from The Conference Board pinpoints the implications of executing a new organization design, and the telltale signs that indicate organization problems. The report is based on discussions from recent Conference Board conferences and workshops, with senior executives from a wide variety of industries. The ...

IRVING, Texas -- Martin, Fletcher, a leading national healthcare recruiting and consultancy firm, has released the results of both its annual physician compensation survey and combined nursing and allied health industry trends and benefits report. Gathering data from more than 2,000 healthcare organizations across the nation that encompass more than 35 physician, nurse and allied health specialties, Martin, Fletcher’s ...

Doctors are famous for sloppy scribbling — and handwritten prescriptions lead to thousands of medication errors each year. Electronics to the rescue: U.S. hospitals that switched to computerized physician order entry systems saw a 66 percent drop in prescription errors, according to a new review of studies. Illegible handwriting and transcription errors are responsible for as much as 61 percent ...

IRVING, Texas -- A growing number of hospitals are employing physicians, according to a new report tracking physician recruiting trends. The 2007 Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives, prepared by Merritt, Hawkins & Associates, a national physician search and consulting firm, examines over 3,000 recruiting assignments the firm conducted from April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007. Hospitals offered employment ...