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How an Indiana health system addressed physician burnout through culture transformation
Burnout among physicians remains a crucial factor affecting healthcare settings in the U.S. A joint study released in 2019 by the American Medical Association, Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine and the Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic found 43.9 percent of physicians in this country exhibited at least one symptom of burnout in 2017, and burnout remains significantly higher among physicians than other U.S. workers.
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Physicians with sleep disorder 4 times more likely to experience burnout, study finds
Physicians with positive sleep disorder screening results were more likely to report burnout and low levels of professional fulfillment, according to a study published Oct. 30 in JAMA Network Open.
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Revenue, visit levels still down for most physician practices, survey finds
Physician practices have seen a 32 percent average decrease in revenue amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey from the American Medical Association.
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Emergency physicians reluctant to seek mental health help; cite stigma, job security
Many emergency physicians on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic are hesitant to seek mental health treatment, according to a new poll from the American College of Emergency Physicians and Morning Consult.
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Physicians less likely to vote than general public, study finds
Voter participation among physicians was 14 percentage points lower than that of the general population between 2006 and 2018, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Pandemic confirmed med school was right choice, Medscape student survey finds
About half of medical students say the COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced their decision to enter medicine, a recent Medscape report found.
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Retired physicians call on Washington hospital to split from Virginia Mason
A group of retired physicians is urging Virginia Mason Memorial, a 256-bed hospital in Yakima, Wash., to split with Virginia Mason Health System over concerns about a potential merger, according to the Yakima Herald-Republic.
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HCA to help Belmont University open medical school
Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., announced Oct. 15 that it will launch a new college of medicine in partnership with Nashville-based HCA Healthcare.
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Eight common mistakes when determining FMV for physician clinical services compensation
As physician compensation reform and regulatory scrutiny continue to be a focus of attention, parties are putting forth a more concentrated effort to ensure physician compensation arrangements are considered fair market value (FMV).
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Medical apparel maker hit for 'blatantly misogynistic' marketing video
Los Angeles-based medical apparel company Figs has come under fire for a website ad featuring a woman in pink scrubs and a DO name tag holding a Medical Terminology for Dummies book upside down, reports ABC News.
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Surgery amid the COVID-19 crisis and beyond: 5 thoughts
Surgery has undergone a great deal of fluctuation amid COVID-19 pandemic. As the country grappled with a relatively unknown virus and raced to learn more about it, hospitals suspended elective and nonurgent surgeries. In some cases, operating rooms were co-opted for COVID-19 care. But as states reopened, surgery service lines did as well, and now many organizations are working to adjust surgery services to the new normal.
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Physicians resign from Kansas hospital amid concerns with CEO
Four physicians resigned from Meade (Kan.) District Hospital after raising concerns over the hospital's executive leadership, according to local news stations KSCB and KAKE.
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Intermountain to add Idaho physician group
Saltzer Health, a physician group based in Nampa, Idaho, is joining Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, the health system announced Sept. 29.
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Georgia hospital pulls physicians, funding from joint venture
Citing financial pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic, University Hospital in Augusta, Ga., plans to withdraw from its joint venture with a 400-member physician group, according to a letter obtained by local news station WJBF.
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California hospital rebukes physician who pulled out gun during anti-mask video
Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag Health is distancing itself from Jeffrey Barke, MD, after the physician said a gun offers more protection against COVID-19 than a facemask, according to The Orange County Register.
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Deceased Florida physician who had coronavirus was lax about face mask use, former patients say
John J. Magri IV, MD, a Florida-based physician who patients say was lax about wearing a mask, died Sept. 16 and tested positive for the new coronavirus post-mortem, Florida Today reports.
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Primary care finances, workforce have not rebounded from COVID-19, survey shows
Nearly half of primary care clinicians say their mental exhaustion from work is at its highest level, and 12 percent say members of their practice have left primary care due to the pandemic, according to a new survey.
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The most rewarding & challenging aspects of medicine for young physicians: 11 points
For physicians younger than 40, relationships with their patients and their gratitude are the most rewarding parts of their job, while the array of rules and regulations they must adhere to is the most challenging, a new Medscape report shows.
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Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital establishes endowment for pediatric chief role
Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich., has established an endowment for the division chief for pediatric hematology/oncology.
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Pediatricians often dismiss families over vaccine refusals, survey finds
About half of pediatricians say their office has a dismissal policy for families who refuse routine vaccinations, a study published in JAMA Network Open found.
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