Advanced Practice Trends eBook

Major forces are at work propelling the demand for nurse practitioners and physician assistants. At the same time, factors such as state-to-state regulatory inconsistencies and doubt about their role threaten the opportunities advanced practice offer.

This report provides a snapshot of the attitudes and outlooks of non-physician practitioners.

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New LocumTenens.com eBook

This new eBook by Shane Jackson, President of LocumTenens.com, is designed around two questions: Do physicians know a lot about value-based care and how do they feel about it?

LocumTenens.com's accountable care survey, which garnered responses from more than 1,200 physicians, offers a number of important findings for hospital executives in developing their value-based care strategy.

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Therapy Practice Trends eBook 2012

The purpose of this survey was tocapture a baseline measurement of attitudes and workforce trends among physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists.

After analyzing the results of each specialty group, we found their satisfaction, preferences and outlooks to be aligned. Because of this alignment among the three therapy professions, we are reporting them as a whole, pointing out any significant differences in the areas in which they occurred.

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Nurse Practice Trends eBook 2012

There is a wealth of research available on nursing trends and challenges. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing maintains one of the most comprehensive. However, as an organization placing nurses in healthcare facilities throughout the nation, Jackson Healthcare seeks to measure nurse attitudes annually and trend changes over the coming years.

This report is our contribution to the national dialogue on the state of nursing in the U.S.

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New eBook Helps Hospitals Report "Return on Invested Giving"

This free resource began with a question: "Can hospitals more effectively measure and communicate the return on the charitable investments they make in their communities?" 

The answer is yes.

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Physician Practice Trends eBook 2012

Through a series of online physician studies conducted between March and June 2012, Jackson Healthcare set out to learn how the practice of medicine is changing.  This ebook details findings on physician work patterns, retirement plans and attitudes toward healthcare reform.

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New Research: Nurses Spending More Time Away from Bedside

Between July and November 2011, Jackson Healthcare, in partnership with Care Logistics and Jackson Nurse Professionals, conducted its second online nurse study to assess changes in the amount of time spent on indirect patient care since 2009.  Some key findings:

• The majority of nurses surveyed spend one-quarter of their 12-hour shifts on indirect patient care
• The number of nurses reporting that they spent at least two hours per shift on indirect patient care increased slightly from 73% in 2009 to 78%

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Article: Defining Organizational Values with One Question

by Richard L. Jackson

Would you believe that effectively guiding your organization's values, culture and performance is as simple as asking yourself one question?

The purpose of this article is to share that illumination with you in an effort to help you make positive changes, not only in your organization, but throughout your personal and professional life.

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EBook: Physicians Sound Off on the High Price of Defensive Medicine

Physicians estimate the cost of defensive medicine to be between 26 and 34 percent of total annual healthcare costs. At an estimated $2.5 trillion in annual spending, this means $650-850 billion is spent each year on medical orders intended to avoid lawsuits, rather than treat patients.

A newly published report by Jackson Healthcare, A Costly Defense: Physicians Sound Off on the High Price of Defensive Medicine, summarizes physician opinions on defensive medicine collected between October 2009 and May 2011.

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Article: Joe Public Doesn't Care about Your Hospital

by Chris Bevolo

Chris worked with a hospital marketing director who was trying to manage the high-pressure demands of one of the organization's key physicians.  No amount of advertising was ever enough, and the doctor's idea of what constituted "effective" marketing focused, shockingly, on himself as the star of the campaigns. 

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Jackson Therapy Partners: A Video Overview

Jackson Therapy Partners is America's largest therapy staffing firm targeting professionals who seek contract and permanent roles in physical, occupational and speech therapy. It also provides employment and workforce solutions to healthcare facilities.  Jackson Therapy Partners works to match the right people at the right time for the right situations. The firm concentrates on long-term care, outpatient clinics, assisted living/skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, schools and home health.

The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval highlights Jackson Therapy Partners' commitment to high standards in rehabilitation care.

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