News Archive

January 25, 2016 - It's not enough just to train and hire more doctors. As legislators and the healthcare industry continue to search for ways to deal with the shortage of physicians, it has become clear that the solution is more complicated than simply training a bunch of new doctors, according to a story from Marketplace. [ more ]

January 21, 2016 - To address the shortage of physicians practicing rural medicine, one regional medical school has developed a four-year curriculum that allows students to train in rural and underserved areas. [ more ]

January 20, 2016 - The American Medical Association highlighted nine top issues for physicians to watch in the year ahead. [ more ]

January 19, 2016 - Nurse practitioners more likely than doctors to provide care in rural communities.  Americans living in the most rural areas of the country continue to lack access to primary care clinicians, with nurse practitioners far more likely to serve these areas, according a recent study published in Medical Care. [ more ]

January 18, 2016 - An Orthopaedic Surgeon and a Hematologist / Oncologist have started the New Year by securing new positions. Both will start in the summer. [ more ]

January 14, 2016 - Eighty-one percent of physicians who practice at large, independent, physician-owned primary care practices say they are satisfied with their medical careers, according to a recent Annals of Family Medicine study. [ more ]

January 13, 2016 - Behavioral health, inadequate Medicaid reimbursements among problems to be solved, Scripps CEO says. [ more ]

January 11, 2016 - An Illinois appeals court has ruled that a law defining what not-for-profit hospitals have to do to get tax breaks is unconstitutional. The ruling is yet another setback for not-for-profit hospitals, which have come under increased scrutiny in recent years over their tax exemptions. [ more ]

January 7, 2016 - HealthSpot appears to have shut down much if not all of its operations. [ more ]

December 23, 2015 - The American Board of Internal Medicine won't be dusting off the disputed components of its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements any time soon. [ more ]

December 18, 2015 – Two physicians have secured new positions this week and a Client has retained Alpha to assist them in hiring a Gastroenterologist. [ more ]

December 17, 2015 - Macy Foundation will partner with major players such as Partners, Vanderbilt to develop potential reforms. The demand for reforms to graduate medical education (GME) will get a boost in 2016. The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation will partner with leading medical institutions to develop reforms at regional and local levels, according to a post at the Health Affairs Blog by Macy Foundation President George E. Thibault, M.D. [ more ]

December 15, 2015 - Wisconsin is known for its dairy farming and rolling hills. But some healthcare experts call it a trailblazer. In the past few years, health systems have been eagerly launching or growing their own health plans, seeing it as an opportunity to cut out the middleman and take on more direct financial risk while caring for patients. [ more ]

December 9, 2015 - JAMA study finds increasing number of medical residents suffer from depression. A whopping 21 to 43 percent of medical residents suffer from depression, according to an article published in JAMA. [ more ]

December 8, 2015 - Will big comp gains for young hospitalists drive up the market?  RECRUITING HOSPITALISTS has never been easy, with demand outstripping supply. As a result, salaries have just kept going up, and this year is no exception.  [ more ]

December 7, 2015 - Some hospitals and health systems are starting to review and revise their prices to make themselves more attractive to individual consumers who increasingly experience sticker shock when they pay for services out of pocket under high-deductible health plans. [ more ]

December 4, 2015 – Busy week here at Alpha Medical Group. Several physicians secured new positions, two employees celebrated anniversaries and we have a new Vice President. [ more ]

December 1, 2015 - Hospitals took the first steps toward a possible legal battle with the state over a tax the medical centers claim is unconstitutional and is harming hospitals financially. [ more ]

November 23, 2015 - As retail clinic growth increases sharply, a coalition of associations representing family medicine has struck a deal with CVS Health, which operates the MinuteClinic chain, to reinforce the role of primary care practices and patient-centered medical homes. [ more ]

November 20, 2015 - Alpha Medical Group is filling its clients needs quickly. [ more ]

November 18, 2015 - And the simple solution that could reveal clues to aid treatment.  Like detectives, physicians often rely on a trail of information to do their jobs. Although patients hurt themselves when they obscure important clues that could lead doctors to the right diagnoses and treatments, there are several factors that prompt white lies in the exam room anyway, according to a survey from digital health platform ZocDoc. [ more ]

November 16, 2015 - An AMJC policy paper seeks to illuminate the incentives that cause docs to yield to patient demands. Despite lobbying through initiatives such as Choosing Wisely, unnecessary tests and procedures continue to drive up overall healthcare costs in the United States. [ more ]

November 13, 2015 - Alpha Medical Group assists on average three healthcare providers per week in securing new positions.  Last week was a testament to that. [ more ]

November 12, 2015 - Even if you don't consider yourself an avid user of social media platforms, have never posted a 'tweet', and have never ever poked anyone on Facebook (we don't blame you), more than likely you've left some sort of online footprint. Most often, this footprint goes unnoticed and without consequence. However, your nurse practitioner job search is an entirely different story. [ more ]

November 11, 2015 - Foundation HealthCare, a for-profit surgical hospital company, will acquire a Houston hospital from University General Health System, which entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February. [ more ]

November 10, 2015 - Any number of incidents can erode a community's trust in a hospital, from a nasty disease outbreak to a slow corrosion of the hospital-community relationship over time. But both types of lost trust can be repaired, according to an article in Becker's Hospital Review. [ more ]

November 9, 2015 - Steward Health Care and Mount Auburn in Massachusetts both plan to join Next Generation program. [ more ]

October 29, 2015 – Busy week at Alpha. Catherine successfully placed her 1st Physician; Chris filled his 8th position at a Client in Colorado. [ more ]

October 28, 2015 - Near-closure of NY family medicine residency raises questions about appreciation for PCPs. [ more ]

October 27, 2015 - The U.S. Supreme Court has already saved the Affordable Care Act twice, but that isn't stopping the law's foes from asking the justices to hear yet another challenge. [ more ]

October 26, 2015 - Cut wait times, Be flexible in how care is provided, expert says.

The first steps to delivering consumer-centric healthcare involve reducing wait times, improving the customer experience and giving patients more options in how they receive care, according to a Physician's Money Digest. [ more ]

October 19, 2015 - Hospitals that acquire doctors may be able to better coordinate patient care to curb waste, according to an argument heard frequently in recent years as hospitals steadily buy up physicians. But that did not happen across nearly two-thirds of the nation's metropolitan areas, a new analysis shows. [ more ]

October 19, 2015 – Alpha assisted a Nurse Practitioner and a Family Medicine Physician last week. Two happy candidates and two happy clients! [ more ]

October 15, 2015 - Primary care physicians got a 3% increase in reimbursement last year thanks largely to expansion of health benefits under the Affordable Care Act, a new analysis indicates. [ more ]

October 7, 2015 - Although healthcare trends often ebb and flow, hospital employment is one that appears to not just have staying power, but keeps growing--despite some fierce opposition. [ more ]

September 29, 2015 – Alpha Medical Group has effected over 1,300 Healthcare placements since it opened its doors in 2002 including 5 last week. [ more ]

September 28, 2015 - A state initiative that would have required drug companies and device manufacturers to start reporting their payments to advance practice registered nurses this year has been delayed to 2017. [ more ]

September 23, 2015 - Meet Drs. Lisa and Nicholas Batson.

The Batsons, both 33, met on their third day as medical students at the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in St. Maarten. They've gone through residencies and fellowships in lockstep, in general psychiatry and adolescent psychiatry. [ more ]

September 22, 2015 - St. Mary's Health System has agreed to become part of Trinity Health, the same national Catholic health care organization that is absorbing St. Francis Care, the hospitals announced Friday. Trinity Health, which operates 86 hospitals in 21 states, is not paying cash for St. Mary's but promises to spend $100 million over five years in Waterbury. The affiliation, if approved, would conclude a long effort by St. Mary's to join a larger partner, after previous proposals failed. [ more ]

September 18, 2015 – Three new Physicians will be practicing in New York thanks to the efforts of Alpha Medical Group Recruiters. [ more ]