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| The Monthly Pulse |
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| Utah Governor Signs First PA Licensure Compact Bill into Law
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| The Story |
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| In March, Utah became the first state to adopt the PA Licensure Compact. S.B.35 was signed into law by Governor Spencer Cox and addresses professional licensing challenges across various industries, including the PA Licensure Compact. To become active, the compact must be adopted through legislation by seven states. |
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| What You Should Know |
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| While Utah is paving the way for the PA Licensure Compact, several other states are close behind. Texas, Rhode Island, Ohio, and Minnesota all have bills lined up for the 2023 legislative season to adopt the compact in their states. The compact would make it easier for PAs to practice in multiple states, thereby playing an important role in helping to address healthcare staffing shortages.
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| How to Comply with the Stark Law when Recruiting a Physician
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| The Story |
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| Physician self-referral laws known as the Stark Laws are federal laws that regulate how physicians provide referrals. When recruiting physicians, it’s important to comply with these regulations. There are rules in place for physicians joining local physician practices and those who aren’t.
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| What You Should Know |
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| For physicians who aren’t joining local physician practices, recruitment money must be paid directly to the physician, and the physician must be relocated at least 25 miles away. They must not already be a member of the hospital’s medical staff, and both the physician and the hospital must sign a written recruitment agreement. If the physician will be joining a local practice, the agreement must also be signed by the practice, recruitment money must be passed to the physician (with the exception of recruitment costs), the hospital must maintain records of these costs for at least six years, and the practice must not impose any limitations on the physician that would limit their ability to practice medicine.
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| Reps. Sewell, Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Physician Shortage and Improve Access to Health Care |
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| On March 29, U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (AL-07) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023. With the goal of addressing the national physician shortage, this bipartisan legislation expands the number of Medicare-supported residency positions by 14,000 through the next seven years. |
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| What You Should Know |
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| The legislation aims to add thousands of new physician residents to provide medical centers with the resources they need to reduce wait times and improve access to care. The main objective is to build the pipeline of qualified medical professionals to address the healthcare staffing shortage, which is expected to worsen through the coming decade. The bill will add 14,000 graduate medical education positions funded by Medicare.
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| Leadership Reflections |
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From Transition to Transformation
I think it’s safe to say we’ve all gone through significant transitions over the past three years. Some were forced upon us, such as the pandemic and economic downturn. Others were self-initiated; for example, our team is in the midst of a complete tech stack overhaul. It’s tempting to just tolerate transition with as little change as possible. I would like to propose striving toward transformation with the end goal of a stronger and more resilient individual, team, and organization.
Transition is the process of changing from one state or condition to another. Transformation, on the other hand, is a marked change in form, nature, or appearance. People are naturally resistant to change, especially significant transformational change. According to McKinsey & Company, 70% of organizational transformations fail and 72% of organizations with failed transformations cite employee resistance and management as the major barrier.
As a role model inspiring others to adopt new behaviors leading to transformation, it’s important to find other champions of change who will partner with you to:
- Influence others to buy into the vision
- Listen, show empathy for fears and struggles, and communicate well
- Build trust
- Coach others toward growth and adaptation
If you’re in the midst of transition or transformation, check out McKinsey & Company’s Perspectives on Transformation videos for some great insights and strategies.
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| AAPPR Live Webinar: Engaging Virtual Meetings |
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| Advanced Practitioner & CRNA Virtual Career Fair |
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| AAPPR Roundtable - Rural Recruitment |
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| AACN NTI 2023 |
| Mon., May 22 - Wed., May 24 |
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| Association of New York State of Physician Recruiters Spring Meeting |
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