The following is a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs). To read the answer to each question, please click on the question.
Questions:
How can I identify and research available positions for physicians who practice my specialty in Health Management hospital markets?
The CEO’s of the Health Management hospitals are directly responsible for all recruitment activities for their respective hospitals. However, each hospital division of Health Management has a dedicated physician recruiter to assist you in meeting your needs.
Please visit our Contact page by clicking here: Physician Recruiting Contacts
In addition, Health Management hospitals work with a variety of recruitment firms and will work with any recruiting firm with which a physician has an established relationship.
For a list of current Health Management Hospital Physician Needs and Opportunities, please click here: Physician Recruiting Needs and Opportunities
Where can I get HIPAA forms for my practice?
HIPAA forms are available for download
here.
How do I obtain an application for privileges?
You may request an application through the Medical Staff Office by calling (606) 789-3511, ext. 1209.
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What specialties are represented on your medical staff?
University Medical Center's medical staff of more than 270 physicians represents the following specialty services:
ALLERY AND IMMUNOLOGY
ANESTHESIOLOGY
CARDIOLOGY
COLORECTAL SURGERY
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
DERMATOLOGY
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
FAMILY MEDICINE
GASTROENTEROLOGY
GENERAL & LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
GYNECOLOGY
HAND SURGERY
ONCOLOGY
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
INTERNAL MEDICINE
NEPHROLOGY
NEUROLOGY
NEUROSURGERY
OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY
OPHTHALMOLOGY
ORAL MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
PAIN MANAGEMENT
PATHOLOGY
PEDIATRICS
PEDIATRIC SURGERY
PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
PLASTIC SURGERY
PODIATRY
PSYCHIATRY
PULMONARY MEDICINE
RADIATION ONCOLOGY
RADIOLOGY
SLEEP MEDICINE
NEUROLOGY
VASCULAR SURGERY
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How do I get to the Physicians access on the Web?
Go to the Physicians main page and click on the PAS link.
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Does UCA own urgent care centers?
Though UCA fully expects to advance to the ownership level with physician partners that see fit to involve us as a preferred management solution, it is currently pursuing its mission to be a synergizing force for physicians in operating their centers that they or their partners own. UCA brings together the best available resources in the marketplace to deliver virtually every possible service to make the owners of urgent care centers the most successful. UCA management recognizes that individual operators do not necessarily have the time to spend on bringing these resources to the degree that it can and therefore it fills a void no other company does.
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How do I get to the Physicians access on the Web?
Go to the Physicians main page and click on the PAS link.
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How can UCA help an independent urgent care center be more successful?
In short, UCA acts as coordinating arm of every affiliated center; establishing preferred relationships with financial institutions, suppliers, qualified and professional consulting services specific to Urgent Care, group buying networks, new center start ups, market research, electronic medical record, practice management and information hosting that is both state-of-the art and affordable.
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What education do you provide?
The fourth Wednesday of each month, we hold 'Brunch Bunch', an informational meeting for physicians and their office managers. Topics include updates on CMS and OSHA guidelines. Meetings are held at noon in the conference rooms. Please contact Robin at 797-4645 for more information.
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Should Urgent Care physicians be able remove foreign bodies from the eye?
Urgent care physicians should be able to remove foreign bodies from the eye. The physician should attempt to remove the foreign body; if unsuccessful then he/she should refer the patient to an ophthalmologist or the ED. Foreign bodies penetrating into the eye (deeply embedded) is beyond the scope of the Urgent Care physician and need to be referred to an ophthalmologist or the ED. Rust rings need to be taken care of by an ophthalmologist.
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What options are available for physicians who want to relocate to Health Management hospital communities?
There are basically two distinct models that Health Management hospitals use to relocate physicians to their communities; recruitment to private practice is, by far, the more popular and widely used of method of recruitment. Under this model, the local Health Management hospital may provide a recruited physician with financial assistance, for a limited period of time, to help the recruited physician establish and maintain a private medical practice. One common form of financial assistance is a "cash Collections guarantee", whereby each month, usually for about 12 months, the Health Management hospital pays the recruited physician the difference between the monthly guarantee amount (an amount agreed to in advance by the hospital and recruited physician, based upon many factors such as the community’s need for the recruited physician’s specialty, the recruited physician’s experience, and the average earnings for similarly situated physicians according to independent surveys) and the amount of revenue that the recruited physician actually collected during that month. Provided that the recruited physician maintains his or her private practice in the recruiting hospital’s community for at least three years, recruited physicians are typically not required to repay the hospital for any of the financial recruitment benefits, other than amounts that are specifically designated as loans and that are expressly subject to repayment. Other types of financial assistance may include commitment bonuses, practice-start up expenses payments, and other amounts.
Employment is the alternative model. Employed physicians are usually paid a base salary for one year, and thereafter, are compensated based on their individual productivity.
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How do Health Management hospitals determine whether there is a need for physcians of particular specialties in their respective communities?
All Health Management hospitals engage independent companies specializing in physician needs assessments in order to recommended physician levels for each relevant specialty based on community demographic information, utilization, attrition analysis and standardized physician-to-population ratios. Before any Health Management hospital agrees to recruit a physician of any specialty to its community, there has already been independent expert verification that the community has a need for a physician who practices that specialty. In Health Management’s experience, physicians who relocate to and establish their practices in communities that have demonstrated demands for additional physicians increase the likelihood that their medical practices will be successful.
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What is the recommended patient-per-hour ratio for Urgent Care physicians?
The average patient-per-hour ratio for Urgent Care physicians is 4.5 patients per hour. This will vary on the severity or acuity of the patient's conditions, however it is a reasonable goal. Criteria are difficult to assess: if a center implements Electronic Medical Records (EMR) with templates and has protocols in place, the number can go up to approximately six to eight patients per hour.
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Do you offer CMEs?
As part of the Health Management Associates family of hospitals, physicians enjoy access to the HMA Physician's CME Online Program. Designed to fit your busy schedule, this program is both convenient and user-friendly. Since the internet is available 24 hours a day, you will now be able to earn CME credits on your schedule, therefore; not taking time away from your patients, surgery, dictation, family, etc.
It only takes a few minutes to register and in a matter of minutes you will be able to access your profile and start earning your CME credits. As an added bonus, you will be able to view your profile at any time, as well as programs you have attended. At the completion of each program, you have the option of printing out a CME certificate or transcript... all at the click of a button on your own PC.
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What are the costs for affiliation with UCA?
UCA derives its fees based upon services provided to affiliated urgent care clients. The fees charged change from time to time but are generally based upon the following categories:
1. Consulting Services: Examples of these fees include: Site selection, business plan preparation, assistance in securing financing, operations analysis, problem solving, compensation designs, project development, valuations, etc.
2. Credentialing/Managed Care contracting: This includes credentialing for all payors for both start ups and on-going enterprises.
3. Billing/Collection/Coding: We have central billing operations in Prairieville, LA and Cincinnati, OH. We have a host of models that provide for turn-key products to include EMR/PM/Hosting or just Billing/Collections services.
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What Physician Quality Reporting Initiatives (PQRI) are applicable to Urgent Care?
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative is a pay-for-reporting program that uses measures to gauge the level of care provided by physicians to Medicare patients. Physicians who meet or exceed the minimum reporting standards may be eligible for a 1.5% bonus (subject to cap). There are 119 PQRI quality measures as determined by the Centers for Medicaid Services (CMS). The following excerpt from the CMS website outlines the measure reporting process:
If there are not more than three quality measures applicable to the services provided by the eligible professional, then each measure must be reported for at least 80% of the cases in which the measure was reportable.
If there are four or more quality measures applicable to the services provided by the eligible professional, then at least three measures, selected by the eligible professional, must be reported for at least 80% of the cases in which each measure was reportable.
For complete information regarding PQRI guidelines, setup and usage, refer to the
CMS web site. Also, it is strongly recommended that first-time users refer to the
“PQRI Tool Kit.”
Can physicians whom Health Management hospitals recruit join established medical practices, or must they start solo medical practices?
Health Management hospitals want their recruited physicians to establish a medical practice in a manner that will best suit their own needs and the needs of the community. Health Management hospitals generally regard established medical practices as ideal practice opportunities for new recruits, and will support recruited physicians’ efforts to find opportunities with established medical practices.
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What is the general theme of Health Management relative to medical staff development and to what services is Health Management most committed?
The medical services that each Health Management hospitals offer may vary. Generally, however, each Health Management hospital offers at least the following services: emergency departments, general surgical services, medical services and outpatient services (imaging, lab, etc.). Some, but not all, of the Health Management hospitals also offer more specialized services, including obstetrics, open heart surgery, radiation oncology, neurosurgery, bariatric surgery, pediatrics, urology, rehabilitation services, and other services.
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What is the average salary for Urgent Care physicians?
According to a 2006 AMGA Physician Compensation Survey, the average salary for an Urgent Care physician ranges from $155,438 to $208,335.
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What are Health Management’s standards relative to the operation of its hospitals?
Health Management subscribes to the highest standards of relative to the operation of its facilities. All Health Management hospitals are accredited by the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
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What are Health Management’s standards relative to physicians considering recruitment into an Health Management market?
Health Management hospitals seek to recruit only highly-qualified physicians, usually Board Certified or Board Eligible, who have demonstrated strong clinical competence. As importantly, Health Management hospitals look for those physicians who are willing to work hard and make commitments to their communities, to their fellow physicians, and to their patientscommitment to a physician recruit.
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