Key thoughts:  By Ken W. Altman MD PhD - 5/18/18

Kennett, Mo.-based Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center, which is set to close June 30, has health professionals in the area scrambling to provide care to local residents, according to KASU.   By Alyssa Rege - 5/16/18

Bugs in Pennsylvania's new electronic physician licensing system have officials at some of the state's biggest hospitals worried about potential staffing shortages come July 1, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/16/18

Not so long ago, physician charts were much simpler. For example, in the photo below my husband is holding his entire pediatric medical record:  By Jennifer Bolduc, MD, Allscripts - 5/15/18

The potential end to Detroit Medical Center and Troy, Mich.-based Wayne State University Physician Group's 100-year partnership may violate the terms of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare's 2013 agreement to purchase DMC's parent company, according to The Detroit News.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/15/18

Charlotte, N.C.-based Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants filed a temporary restraining order and injunction against Charlotte-based Atrium Health and its new anesthesiology provider in North Carolina Business Court May 11, claiming the health system and its new provider are attempting to recruit physicians from SAC.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/15/18

While the average physician's salary amounts to roughly $299,000, specialty physicians make $30,000 more per year, on average, according to a recent report by Medscape.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/14/18

A state judge suspended the medical license of Marco Chavez, MD, May 7 after the psychiatrist admitted to drinking 16 ounces of vodka before 8 a.m. prior to seeing patients, according to NBC Bay Area.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/11/18

Nearly seven pages of breast cancer-related content have been removed from the WomensHealth.gov site, which is run by HHS' Office on Women's Health, according to Medscape.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/10/18

Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based Vassar Brothers Medical Center was approved to form a general surgery residency program for 2019, according to the Daily Freeman.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/10/18

Well-known rap artist and producer Dr. Dre lost a three-year court battle with Pittsburgh-based physician Draion M. Burch, DO, last week after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said consumers would not confuse the two individuals despite their similar-sounding names, according to The Washington Post.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/10/18

A New York City-based NYU School of Medicine psychiatry resident reportedly died by suicide this past weekend, according to Washington Square News. The individual's death comes five days after a fourth-year medical student died of an apparent suicide May 1.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/10/18

New York City-based NYU Langone Health has reportedly barred members of a Jewish community organization from delivering kosher meals to patients, according to The New York Daily News.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/10/18

Many hospitals are increasingly challenged by the financial performance of their employed physician networks.  By Travis Ansel, Partner, HSG - 5/10/18

A hidden camera was discovered in an employee restroom at Cleveland Clinic Medina (Ohio) Hospital April 14, according to News 5 Cleveland.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/10/18

As the executive for a small community hospital, you know you need more revenue.  By Jim Burnette, Founder and CEO, HospitalMD - 5/10/18

A Cleveland Clinic cardiologist aided a fellow passenger who went into anaphylactic shock during a flight to Cleveland May 5, according to Fox 8 Cleveland.  By Megan Knowles - 5/9/18

Police discovered the body of an 18-year-old woman in the apartment of a 41-year-old Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health physician's apartment March 26, according to NBC 6 News.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/9/18

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health amended its lawsuit against Charlotte-based Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants and its parent company May 7, alleging the group's targeted advertisement campaign has caused the health system to lose patients.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/9/18

The former CEO of Syracuse-based SUNY Upstate Medical University reportedly entered into an agreement with the hospital to resign and continue earning his chief executive $660,500 annual salary for one year, according to syracuse.com.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/8/18