Barton Blog / Healthcare News and Trends
Although there is an increasing demand for mental health services, there is also currently a psychiatrist shortage causing many healthcare organizations to struggle with filling open positions....
This past week, a Washington state Senator, Maureen Walsh, decided to comment on nurses who “play cards almost all of the time.” A huge backlash of comments by nurses, patients, etc., transpired. In this blog post, Kim S. addresses this issue and shares her insight as a nurse....
Don’t wait until your employees, or your facility, is faced with the effects of burnout. Start by being proactive and take measures today to assess your facility’s risk, and take action to reduce, or prevent, your employee’s risk for burnout....
Occupational and environmental health play a critical role in the lives of workers and the public at large. And yet, occupational medicine physicians have been suffering from a shortage since the early 1990s, unable to keep up with this increasing demand....
In the age of the physician shortage, PAs and NPs are stepping up to fill voids in various specialties and nontraditional settings. Ever-expanding PA scope of practice allows the opportunity to pursue these important and rewarding career paths — but studies show it’s at a cost to primary care....
Physicians, NPs, PAs, dentists and CRNAs have voiced several ways EMRs could be improved, including making them more user-friendly, efficient, and personalized....
In the dental staffing shortage, rural regions tend to be the hardest-hit. Considering Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates, these areas are often the hardest to serve as well. That’s a real shame, considering all the advantages and experiences rural dentistry has to offer willin...
As a physician who started practicing telemedicine a few years ago, I was excited but had questions and wasn’t sure where to turn. Other than reading a few online articles about telemedicine, I found it difficult to find personal information from a clinician’s perspective....
Telemedicine directly confronts issues that cause patients to ghost facilities. According to research from patient engagement software maker PatientBond, four high-level factors make most patients skip appointments are namely: cost of the visit, fear of bad news, time constraints, and demographic co...
It’s no secret that the opportunity to see patients in need of care is one of the greatest benefits of locum tenens assignments. However, this also poses a few challenges when it comes to bedside manner....