Pinnacle Health Group’s compensation data is based on mean compensation and/or base salary for 30,000 surveyed doctors as well as actual placements and physician searches for 155 healthcare groups between 2011 and early 2012. Data was compiled from surveyed physicians (70%), hospitals and group practices (25%) and other settings (5%), covering 42 specialties and 20 […]
PHG Finds a Physiatrist for an MI-based Hospital!
The Need: This Michigan-based facility was seeking a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician to lead the rehabilitation department of the hospital. They were also searching for a board-eligible or board-certified physiatrist with a background on Pain Management. The fact that there is a limited candidate pool combined with the need for a pain management background […]
PHG Finds a Pediatrician for an MO-based Hospital!
The Need: This hospital in Jefferson City needed a pediatrician to help the group with their patient overflow. This physician was also needed to attend C-Sections and feel comfortable with a traditional practice setting. Pinnacle Health Group proactively partnered with the facility to help them find the right physician. The Action: The biggest challenge for […]
Personal Development: The Benefits of Non-Clinical Continuing Education to Healthcare Organizations
If clinical skills are the critical machinery for health care providers, personal development is the fuel that runs the machinery more effectively. After all, health care providers approach patients as human being as well as a professional. While it is true that technology advances are so rapid that it is a challenge to simply keep […]
Physicians May be Limiting Themselves
Physicians who have not completed an ACGME accredited residency training program may be holding themselves back. Many foreign trained physicians have bypassed these residency programs, and instead have been completing multiple fellowship training programs. According to Pinnacle Health Group Vice President of Training and Recruiting, Craig Fowler, the choice to skip these residencies is hindering […]
PHG Places a Husband and Wife Team!
The Need: This rural, West Virginia-based hospital is in the process of establishing a brand new interventional cardiology program. They were searching for an interventional cardiologist that would fit their needs. Pinnacle Health Group partnered with this hospital to help fill this need with the perfect physician. The Action: Pinnacle Health Group sprung into action […]
Mid-Level Providers can Help Ease the Physician Shortage Blow
Amidst an already apparent physician shortage, experts have projected that these current shortage numbers will only continue to increase in the coming years. Complexities of Physician Supply and Demand: Projections Through 2025, a published report by the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) in 2008 details that through 2025, the supply of physicians in America […]
Pinnacle Health Group announces its optimal staffing placement services in mid-level / advanced practitioners
December 2011, Atlanta, GA—Pinnacle Health Group (PHG), one of the nation’s largest full-service physician placement firms, has recently expanded its recruitment services for mid-level practitioners, also known as advanced medical practitioners. Along with its integrated locum tenens, training and consulting, recruitment outsourcing, industry-leading job board and database services, PHG now offers a broader range of […]