The cardiovascular fellowship program at Los Angeles-based University of Southern California will lose its accreditation in 2020, reports the Los Angeles Times.

A recent article by ECG Management Consultants reviews four ways pediatric physicians can alleviate rising costs. 

While Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health and local neurosurgery group Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine are at odds over employment, the health system has decided to individually hire for its neurosurgery team, according to Indiana Business Journal's "The Dose" blog.

The top issues confronting hospital leadership teams can often be traced to organizational silos, lack of integration and lack of alignment. This was the consensus reached by participants at a recent executive roundtable hosted by TeamHealth at Becker's Hospital Review's 10 Annual Meeting in Chicago, an event that included C-suite executives from leading hospitals and health systems.

The U.S. could face a shortage of nearly 122,000 physicians by 2032, according to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

The Association of Staff Physician Recruiters changed its name to the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment this month.

In 2018, $30 billion of venture funding flowed into healthcare. Digital health and on-demand medicine are currently popular investment targets, but experts believe that over the next few years home care will become an attractive investment opportunity.

The medical education system functions on the principle that the more medical procedures physicians do, the more prepared they will be to practice independently. This mindset often continues into physicians' careers, which contributes to what some medical educators call "an epidemic of overtreatment," according to NPR.

St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine will offer free tuition for up to half of medical students over the next decade.

A recent press release by Premier Inc. announced the launch of the Bundle of Joy™ campaign to increase quality, safety, and cost of care for mo thers and babies across the United States. 

A study published in JAMA Surgery found that surgical complications adversely affect a surgeon's health and emotional state.

Female physicians with children still take on most domestic responsibilities, which may contribute to career dissatisfaction, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery.

The Association of American Medical Colleges, along with 65 healthcare stakeholders are backing legislation that would help address the national physician workforce shortage by gradually adding new Medicare-supported residency positions by 2025.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City will expand its scholarship program so medical students with the greatest financial need graduate with no more than $75,000 in debt, making it the latest institution to address the massive debt burden facing medical students, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Portals must meet today’s healthcare consumers where most live: on their phones.

No matter where they live – in rural or urban areas – people have the same health issues, including high-acuity conditions. But many factors create unique challenges for patients with high-acuity cases in rural communities.

Kern Medical in Bakersfield, Calif., has notified Lara Kollab, DO, that her position in the hospital's Internal Medicine Residency Program has been withdrawn for submitting false information during the match process. Dr. Kollab was previously fired from Cleveland Clinic for sharing anti-Semitic comments on social media.

Texas lawmakers on Monday advanced a bill that would extend legal cover to state-licensed professionals who deny services based on their faith, according to the Dallas News. 

Lawmakers in Illinois are considering legislation that would impose patient limits on hospital nurses, according to NPR Illinois.

Detroit Medical Center and Nashville, Tenn.-based Meharry Medical College have expanded their affiliation to allow more Meharry medical students to train at DMC hospitals, the organizations announced.