Welcome to this week's edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the web to help you learn what's next.
- The credentialing process for locum tenens can be a challenge, but solutions are available – 4 challenges and 4 solutions to improve the locum tenens credentialing process (Physicians Practice)
- Where is healthcare headed in the next few years? One expert gives his predictions – Dr. Robert Pearl: My 7 healthcare predictions based on 5 million people's data (Becker's Hospital Review)
- Patients who don't show up for their appointments contribute to increasing costs and inefficiencies for healthcare practices. Here are four recommendations to help prevent patient no-shows – 4 ways to cut down on no-show patients at your practice (Fierce Healthcare)
- Here's why an increasing number of doctors are considering retiring later – Why more physicians are postponing retirement (Medical Economics)
- A new survey found that millennial and Gen Z patients are frustrated with the current healthcare system and are looking for greater transparency – Younger patients more dissatisfied with traditional healthcare (Modern Healthcare)
Lisa Grabl is president of the locum tenens division of CompHealth, the nation's largest locum tenens physician staffing company and a leader in permanent and temporary allied healthcare staffing. Lisa has worked in healthcare staffing for more than 16 years.