Welcome to this week’s edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the Web to help you learn what’s next.
- Patient identification is in desperate need of an overhaul in light of the string of data breaches over the past few years. Using biometrics technology, such as fingerprints and facial recognition, could help beef up security and curb fraud, experts say — Why biometrics are the future of patient care (Medical Economics)
- Unfavorable online reviews may be hard to swallow, but physicians who take feedback seriously and adapt can see improvements in patient satisfaction — Utilizing patient feedback and reviews (Physicians Practice)
- Navigating salary negotiations can be a challenge. Here’s what physicians should consider when discussing compensation with their future employer — How do I negotiate a physician salary? (Health eCareers)
- Despite fears surrounding a physician shortage, nurse practitioners are not in short supply. In fact, new research shows that the NP workforce has grown substantially over the past few years — Number of nurse practitioners more than doubled over 7 years (Healthcare Dive)
Lisa Grabl is president of the locum tenens division of CompHealth, the nation’s largest locum tenens physician staffing company and a leader in permanent and temporary allied healthcare staffing. Lisa has worked in healthcare staffing for more than 19 years.
Last Updated February 13, 2020
Source: MedicalNewsToday.com
