In the healthcare industry, finding the right employees is key to your financial success, but more importantly, it is vital to the health of your patients. A poor hire in an insurance office may mean a huge paperwork mess that takes weeks to correct. A poor hire in healthcare can lead to tragedy.

"Take a seat," "Tell me about yourself," and "When can you start?" — you've probably uttered these phrases time and time again when interviewing healthcare candidates like physicians, pharmacists, and physical therapists. The interview process determines whether the ...

As an employer or interviewer, you want the best of the best; but to get the best, you need to ask the right questions. When hiring any new employee, the stakes are high from a business standpoint. However, in the healthcare industry, the stakes are even higher — you’re dealing with people’s health.

Workplace politics is one of the biggest healthcare HR challenges. Doctors, nurses, dentists, administrators, and other healthcare employees develop different types of working relationships with each other, so expect disagreements or conflict from time to time.