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Physicians and taxes: 6 notes
The top tax breaks physicians use are charity contributions (70 percent), contributing to pre-paid 401(k) plans (60 percent) and interest on mortgage loans (52 percent), according to a recent Medscape survey. -
'The secret sauce' behind Georgia Urology's physician hiring and success
Twenty-four physicians from Atlanta-based Georgia Urology have been recognized as some of the state's top, practicing physicians — accounting for nearly 40 percent of the entire 'best of' list, according to a July 11 news release. -
Nurse licensure reporting requirements change for Washington hospitals
Starting July 24, hospitals in Washington state will be required to report to the state's board of nursing hiring a nurse with a multistate license within 30 days of their hiring date as part of the Nurse Licensure Compact, which it joined in April, according to a July 13 news release. -
AHA urges Congress to double proposed funding for Hospital Preparedness Program
The American Hospital Association is asking Congress to consider doubling the $385 million in five-year funding it has proposed for the Hospital Preparedness Program. -
13 recent feel-good stories in healthcare
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5 hospitals under new emergency surgery verification process
Five U.S. hospitals are among the first to receive verification under the new American College of Surgeons' Emergency General Surgery Verification Program, which was first implemented in September 2022, according to a July 10 news release. -
'Like the system on steroids': Private equity's hold on the healthcare market
The American Antitrust Institute found that in 2021, a single private equity firm owned more than half of practices in 13 percent of urban markets, while in 28 percent of the market, a single firm held 30 percent of practices. -
Patients evacuated at HCA Florida hospital due to paper towel dispenser fire
Nineteen patients were evacuated after a paper towel dispenser caught fire at HCA Florida Largo Hospital July 7, NBC affiliate WFLA reported. -
The burnout interventions that will retain clinicians
Improving care delivery, patient safety and nurse staffing are the three most important issues nurses and physicians say management can take steps to improve high-burnout rates among clinicians, according to a study published June 7 in JAMA. -
Are part-time physicians worsening staff shortages? 4 leaders weigh in
More physicians are turning to part-time work as a way to combat burnout, while hospitals are grappling with providing patient care in the shifting work environment. -
Fire at Mount Sinai hospital leads to full diversion status
A two-alarm fire broke out at New York City-based Mount Sinai Hospital early July 7, which caused the hospital to go on full diversion status. -
The misconception that young physicians 'don't want to work that hard'
Each generation views the world differently, and there are some communication gaps administrators and systems have not yet bridged with younger physicians, Doug Bruce, MD, chief clinical integration officer at Cleveland-based MetroHealth, recently told Becker's. -
Viewpoint: Single-payer system would eliminate need for nurse staffing laws
A publicly funded universal healthcare system, also called a single-payer system, could reduce nurse staffing issues without separate laws requiring nurse-patient ratios, Daniel Bryant, MD, leader of the Portland chapter of Maine AllCare, which is devoted to getting universal healthcare in the state, said in an opinion piece to the Portland Press Herald. -
Physician sues hospital over noncompete agreement
An Indiana physician filed a lawsuit against Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Lutheran Medical Group to keep it from enforcing a noncompete agreement, The Journal Gazette reported July 6. -
Colorado mental health hospital gets 2nd immediate jeopardy citation in less than 1 year
Johnstown (Colo.) Heights Behavioral Health has been hit with an immediate jeopardy citation, the second one it has been issued since November 2022, ABC affiliate KMGH reported July 4. -
What the affirmative action ruling means for healthcare: 5 leaders, groups react
The Supreme Court on June 29 ruled that U.S. colleges and universities cannot consider race as a factor for admissions in a pair of decisions industry leaders say could hinder efforts to create a more diverse healthcare workforce. -
Clinician employment, by state
Here are the latest employment numbers of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, registered nurses and physicians who are not anesthesiologists, cardiologists, dermatologists, emergency medicine physicians, family medicine physicians, general internal medicine physicians, neurologists, obstetricians and gynecologists, or pathologists. -
Philadelphia program triples underrepresented minorities in residency
The University of Pennsylvania Health System and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Alliance of Minority Physicians received a grant to expand its diversity program. -
Tennessee law lets international medical grads skip US residency
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a law April 6, allowing international medical graduates to bypass U.S. residency training and enter into practice as a licensed physician. Now, nearly one year out from when the law will go into full effect, some are expressing hesitancy and others are looking forward to the change. -
Targeted social media harassment of physicians has risen by 40% since COVID
Before the pandemic, around 23 percent of physicians reported experiencing targeted harassment, but new research published June 14 in JAMA from Northwestern University in Chicago, found post-COVID that number has grown to nearly 66 percent of physicians.
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