Friday, April 25, 2014

2014 ACPE Annual Meeting and Spring Institute starts today in Chicago

The 2014 American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) Annual Meeting and Spring Institute starts today. The Thought Leadership Forum and the Physician in Management Seminar will begin on Friday and some of the other seminars will begin on Sunday or Monday.


Keynote Address: Featuring Robert M. Wachter, MD

Workshops: Lead by your fellow physician leaders, these workshops center around leading change - patient-centered, behavioral cultural, and technological.

Break-out Sessions: Hear from colleagues and gain insight you can use today.  Topics include value-driven innovation, intensive outpatient management, organizational EHR strategies, telehealth, safety, physician compensation and staffing and many more.

To follow updates from @ACPE on Twitter, follow the hashtag #ACPE.

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Don't miss the BioSpace BioCapital Career Fair

Spend a day with HR reps and Hiring Managers from top biotech, pharma, medical device and diagnostics companies.

BioCapital Career Fair
Hyatt Regency Bethesda
7400 Wisconsin Ave.
Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Tuesday, May 6, 2014
1 to 6 p.m.

Companies recruit for roles in QA/QC, clinical research, engineering, manufacturing, biostatistics, clinical data management, chemistry, regulatory affairs, research and more.

Learn more here.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Certificate in Leadership for Healthcare Transformation

As the healthcare paradigm shifts from “Fee for Service” to “Fee for Value,” it is critical for professionals throughout healthcare and related industries to understand the new relationships and navigate them confidently.

The Office of Executive Education at UC Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business offers a Certificate in Leadership for Healthcare Transformation. Here's what you can expect from this program:

Prepare graduates to be leaders throughout the healthcare transformation by:
  • Analyzing healthcare delivery as an integrated value chain
  • Providing knowledge and skills to drive change
  • Enhancing the ability to collaborate and operate cross-functionally
  • Clarifying tools and frameworks to develop and implement breakthrough innovations
  • Encouraging efficient, high-quality, compassionate patient care through systems thinking and the skills to anticipate and solve unprecedented challenges
  • Improving participant morale through increased understanding of their environment
The Certificate in Leadership for Healthcare Transformation will be delivered in ten modules featuring forty hours of classroom interaction and an additional forty hours of supporting activities facilitated by our Educational Container. All sessions occur on the UC Irvine campus and are taught by world-renowned faculty in conjunction with thought leaders from the healthcare business community.

You can learn more about the Certificate in Leadership for Healthcare Transformation here.

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Health care continuing to add new jobs

According to the April 4 BLS report on employment, health care continued to add more jobs in the month of March. However, nursing care facilities lost 5,000 jobs in March.

Specifically:

In March, health care added 19,000 jobs. Employment in ambulatory health care services rose by 20,000, with a gain of 9,000 jobs in home health care services. Nursing care facilities lost 5,000 jobs over the month. Job growth in health care averaged 17,000 per month over the prior 12 months.

Unemployment remains unchanged at 6.7%.

Saturday, April 5, 2014

How Physicians Can Transition Into Consulting (Upcoming Webinar)

Have you ever thought about being paid as a Physician Consultant?

There is a big demand for physicians to be high-end consultants, in which most of the work can be done in the comfort of their own home.

This Monday, we'll help you navigate through this in-demand fields, and how you can add this opportunity either as a part-time or full-time business.

Dr. Mike Woo-Ming, one of our physician career coaches at Non-Clinical Jobs, will share his experiences on how to "Set up Shop" via the internet, and discover how to have clients come to you on this complimentary webinar....

WEBINAR
How to Become an In Demand, High-Paying Physician Consultant (From Home!)
Monday April 7
6:30 Pacific / 9:30 Eastern

REGISTER HERE: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/961498050