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Minnesota health system prohibits physicians from moonlighting in law enforcement
Leaders at Hennepin Healthcare say the Minneapolis-based health system is releasing an updated educational module for law enforcement agencies and will no longer allow its physicians to be dually employed by the health system as a medical staff member and by a law enforcement agency. -
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center appoints vice president of ambulatory care
Livingston, N.J.-based Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center named Robert Weitzman its vice president for ambulatory care March 29. -
NYU Langone taps head of gynecology services
New York City-based NYU Langone Health has tapped Hye-Chun Hur, MD, to direct gynecology services at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn. -
Empowered physicians and alignment-focused platforms: The keys to reenergizing value-based care
A great deal of the conversation around value-based care revolves around alternative payment models. -
Private equity-backed buyouts have physicians concerned
The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department are seeking comments on ways merger guidelines should be updated, and physicians are raising concerns about private equity-backed buyouts of provider practices. -
How many physicians have exited Mission since HCA took over? Watchdog says 200+
Asheville Watchdog says at least 223 physicians have exited Mission Health since HCA Healthcare took over the health system in 2019. Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has declined to say how many physicians have left. -
Dr. Vineet Arora: Female physicians are not immune to the 'she-cession'
Women, including female physicians, were hit hard during the pandemic, as they juggled their careers and a plethora of caregiving responsibilities, according to Vinnet Arora, MD, speaking on a March 21 American Medical Association podcast. -
41% of family physicians faced malpractice lawsuit in 2021: 6 Medscape findings
About 41 percent of family physicians reported being named in a malpractice lawsuit in 2021, down from 49 percent two years earlier, according to Medscape's latest "Family Physician Malpractice Report." -
Only 22% of Black patients have a healthcare provider of the same race, study finds
Patients of color are significantly less likely to have healthcare providers of the same race compared with white patients, signaling a need to diversify the healthcare workforce to help promote equity and reduce disparities, according to a study published March 23 by the Urban Institute, a nonprofit economic and social policy research organization. -
Dignity Health hospital names chief of medical staff
San Francisco-based Dignity Health has selected Justin Fu, MD, to serve a two-year term as chief of staff at its St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino, Calif. -
5 notes on Match Day 2022
A record number of senior applicants registered for this year's Match Day, held March 18, though the total number of applicants fell from 2021, according to the National Resident Matching Program, which operates the residency program application system. -
South Shore Hospital's chief of medicine dies in diving accident
Robert McIntyre, MD, chief of medicine at South Shore Hospital, died March 17 after an apparent diving accident in Florida, according to a news release from the South Weymouth, Mass.-based health system. -
4 health systems launching residency programs
Healthcare systems have started residency programs and partnerships to address workforce shortages. -
How US primary care stacks up against other wealthy countries
Primary care in the U.S. lags behind other high-income countries in many ways, including access and continuity, according to an analysis released March 15 by the Commonwealth Fund. -
Atrium's innovation district to house global surgical training institute's North American headquarters
IRCAD, a global surgical training institute, will open its North American headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., at Atrium Health's new innovation district, "the Pearl." -
Donated cadaver shortage complicates medical training at New Mexico University
The University of New Mexico is struggling to meet the needs of its cadaver dissection program due to a severe shortage of donated bodies, the university said recently. -
4 systems launching residency programs
Healthcare systems have started residency programs and partnerships to address workforce shortages. -
Nearly 1 in 10 physicians have considered suicide, survey finds
Nearly 1 in 10 physicians reported having suicidal thoughts in 2021, according to Medscape's ''Physician Burnout Report'' published March 4. -
New California medical school placed on probation
Elk Grove-based California Northstate University College of Medicine was put on probation March 1 by an academic accreditation agency, according to a March 3 report by The Sacramento Bee. -
Dr. Jordan Toman joins BayCare Clinic Radiology
Jordan Toman, MD, a radiologist specializing in women's imaging, has joined Green Bay, Wis.-based BayCare Clinic Radiology.
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