Merritt Hawkins and Associates

DIALYSIS BATTLE IS WARMING UP
The Gazette; 10/19/2009; 1035 words; ...with Pikes Peak Nephrology Associates, the region's largest nephrology...Colorado Springs Nephrology Associates, next to St. Francis Medical...senior director of marketing for Merritt Hawkins & Associates, a physician recruiting firm...

A strong pulse in doc recruiting; Competition for physicians remains intense as younger physicians, seeking a lighter workload, exacerbate the shortage.(NEWS)(Survey)
Modern Healthcare; 10/12/2009; 2554 words; ...contact sport. Irving, Texas-based recruiters Merritt Hawkins & Associates reports a 15.8% jump in business, conducting...Along with staffing and recruiting firms like Merritt Hawkins, many healthcare organizations employ their...

SIDE EFFECTS SERIES Get off the gravy train The University of Wisconsin should not allow its doctors to be paid by drug or medical device makers for presentations. If the school doesn't act, lawmakers should.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 10/7/2009; 688 words; ...average of $171,000 for pediatric doctors to $481,000 for orthopedic surgeons in 2008-2009, according to Merritt Hawkins & Associates, an Irving, Texas-based physician recruiting service. The ticket to ride for UW physicians is costly for...

Recession halts retiring docs.(News)
Modern Healthcare; 9/28/2009; 1336 words; ...physicians. Walters, president of the Radiology Associates of Central Texas, Waco, said one of the group...of business development for physician recruiter Merritt Hawkins & Associates, Irving, Texas, said he is hearing plenty of...

Survey: Doctors want reform More than half say changes needed
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 9/10/2009; 783 words; ...problems in the health care system," said Friedsam, associate director for health policy with the Population...000 for radiologists, according to a survey by Merritt Hawkins & Associates, a health care staffing company. "There's...