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.
- "This should scare anyone who cares about the financial stability of our world-class medical schools," writes Peter Ubel, MD, commenting on the fact that fees from providing medical care represent the main source of revenue for most medical schools -- It should scare us that tuition is a tiny amount of medical school revenue (Forbes)
- What happens to your medical practice after you retire or pass away? One expert lays out how physicians can develop a smart succession strategy for their practice -- Setting a succession strategy for physician practices (Physicians Practice)
- The pandemic has upended many aspects of patient care, but it has also led to some creative solutions. Virtual visits and filling out paperwork online before an office appointment are just two of the ways that patient flow may be improving -- 5 ways COVID-19 is changing patient flow for the better (CompHealth)
- Given that coronavirus can spread via aerosolized particles, hospitals need a robust air ventilation and sanitation system in place. Here are 5 key factors to consider -- How hospitals are focusing on air ventilation and sanitation to fight COVID (Health eCareers)
- Many people who are skeptical of social distancing "fail to recognize that the coronavirus can grow in an exponential manner," according to a recent analysis -- People who scoff at social distancing embrace idea -- once they understand exponential growth (Study Finds)
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. Grabl has worked in healthcare staffing for more than 19 years.