A University of Colorado-Denver undergraduate posing as a medical student, UMass Medical School's decision to lay off employees and medical scribes all caught the eyes of Becker's Hospital Review integration and physicians' issues readers this week.
1. University of Colorado undergrad poses as medical student, gains access to Denver Health Medical Center
Denver Health Medical Center officials suspended all University of Colorado-Denver students' badge access to the facility after an undergraduate posed as a medical student and obtained unauthorized access to the medical center.
2. UMass Medical School to lay off roughly 65 employees
Worcester-based University of Massachusetts Medical School plans to lay off approximately 65 employees after the school opted not to renew a contract providing preauthorization services to MassHealth.
3. 17 things to know about medical scribes
As physicians look for ways to reduce the clerical load associated with EHR data entry, they are increasingly turning to medical scribes.
4. NYU medical school professor allegedly fired for refusing flu shot
A former faculty member at the New York City-based NYU School of Medicine claims the institution terminated her employment in January for refusing to receive an influenza vaccination.
5. Missouri medical school in danger of losing accreditation in 2018 due to lack of diversity
Columbia-based University of Missouri School of Medicine may lose its accreditation status next year if the school cannot increase diversity among students and faculty.
6. Chicago physicians, nurses face 'compassion fatigue' from mounting gun violence
Mounting gun violence in Chicago has led physicians and nurses to experience "compassion fatigue," a mixture of burnout and traumatic stress in which caretakers become numb to and attempt to distance themselves from the grief they witness each day.