DOs and MDs to Share Accreditation by 2020: A Move Towards Equality
For years, there was an unfounded stereotype surrounding Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs). It was wrongly assumed that because DOs emphasize a whole-person approach to treatment and care, receive musculoskeletal training known as osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), and often practice hands-on healing, that they were closer to chiropractors than Medical Doctors (MDs). Perhaps the biggest […]
Every company has a reason for being. Here’s ours.
Jordan Search Consultants: Our Story Written by Founder & CEO, Kathy Jordan I was always interested in healthcare. In fact, at several times throughout my life, I considered going back to school to become a physician. The timing was never right; first as a marketing executive for a utility company and then as a […]
Wellness for Healthcare Providers: Why Taking Care of Those Who Take Care is Vitally Important
Physician burnout as a term first gained popularity in 2016, when one NEJM Catalyst survey presented compelling evidence on the extent, prevalence, and consequences of burnout for healthcare delivery in the U.S. Of all executives, clinical leaders, and physicians surveyed, 96% agreed that burnout was a moderate to serious problem and 65% of respondents reported that at […]
Are you Ready for Your Inevitable Role as a Physician Leader?
In today’s ever-changing healthcare environment there has never been a greater need for innovative physician leaders. However, the definition of a physician leader has changed. It used to be defined as the required stop a business-minded or administratively-savvy physician took on her way towards retirement. No longer. Today’s organizations are recruiting physicians of all ages with leadership […]
How HSNE, a Division of JSC, is Making Waves in New England as a Client-Focused Firm
Interview with Health Search New England (HSNE) When you think about healthcare recruitment, you think about innovative firms like Jordan Search Consultants that focus on understanding the client’s unique needs and culture to create enduring matches between healthcare organizations and providers. In 2017, we acquired Health Search New England (HSNE), partly because their matchmaking styles are so similar to […]
Innovative Models for High Utilization Patients
The United States has been dealing with steeply rising healthcare costs over the past decade. However, there may be hope. According to the August 2017 Altarum Institute Center Health Sector Trend report, healthcare spending growth slowed in 2016, growing by only 4.6 percent, and the trend appears to be continuing. Estimates based on new data show […]
Kathy Jordan Selected as Top Women Business Owner
We are proud to announce that Jordan Search Consultants’ founder and CEO, Kathy Jordan, was selected as one of St. Louis’ Top Women Business Owners of 2018 by Small Business Monthly (SBM). SBM began honoring Top Women Business Owners 25 years ago to promote the entrepreneurial talents of area women and to encourage more women […]
How the GOP Higher Ed Plan Could Impact the Physician Shortage
The House of Representatives recently proposed a sweeping overhaul of a federal law that governs almost every aspect of higher education, a plan that would eliminate some popular student aid programs and impose restrictions on others. All debt-ridden students could be affected by this legislation, but particularly those entering the medical fields who have accumulated […]
Preparing for an Aging Physician Workforce
The Aging Population and the Effects on Healthcare The aging population’s increasing effects on healthcare have been making headline news for years. While the focus is usually on how baby boomers’ medical needs will be met in the coming years, healthcare organizations must also remember that an important subgroup within this demographic—physicians—is aging, as well. […]
Smart Healthcare Organizations Continue Recruiting, Even in Times of Uncertainty
Healthcare Recruitment is Still a Priority Despite the uncertain future of the U.S. healthcare system, healthcare organizations have continued to add employees in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Why? Regardless of politics and ever-changing policies, the healthcare industry’s primary responsibility remains clear: to care for the population. And to do so, organizations must […]
