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Palomar Health proposes contract provider change, sparking pushback from physicians
Palomar Health physicians are pushing back against a switch in contracted healthcare workers proposed by the Escondido, Calif.-based health system over concerns about safety and staffing, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. -
Mayo physician fired after publishing book critiquing system's policies: 10 things to know
Steven Weiss, MD, a physician at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has been fired after self-publishing a book about working through the pandemic and identifying himself as a Mayo employee, according to a June 19 report by the Leader-Telegram. -
Physician stabbed by patient sues Pennsylvania Hospital, alleges safety issues
A Pennsylvania Hospital physician who was stabbed multiple times by a patient in February sued the hospital June 16, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. -
Burnout hits female physicians harder than men: 6 Athenahealth report findings
Female physicians experience burnout more frequently than men, report spending more time doing administrative duties and spend more time working off the clock, according to a June 15 report by EHR vendor Athenahealth. -
California dermatologist next to lead AMA
Jack Resneck Jr., MD, a dermatologist from San Francisco, is the new president-elect of the American Medical Association. -
Houston hospital launches independent provider network
Houston Physicians' Hospital is debuting an independent provider network, the hospital said June 9. -
Most US physicians fully vaccinated against COVID-19, small survey finds
A new American Medical Association survey of 301 practicing physicians shows 96 percent are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. -
America's physician shortage could hit 124,000 in 13 years
The U.S. could face a shortage of 37,800 to 124,000 physicians by 2034, according to new data released June 11 from the Association of American Medical Colleges. -
Dartmouth dismisses online cheating allegations against med students
Hanover, N.H.-based Dartmouth is dismissing an investigation into whether some students at its medical school cheated while taking online exams, The New York Times reported June 10. -
Marginalized medical students more likely to say faculty lack respect for diversity, study finds
Medical students from marginalized groups were more likely to perceive a lack of respect for diversity among faculty than their majority-population counterparts, according to a study published June 4 in JAMA Network Open. -
Viewpoint: Physicians should add 'biopsychosocial biopsies' to patient visits
Physicians should start doing biopsychosocial biopsies: a different kind of invasive procedure that doesn't involve needles or samples of bodily tissues, according to Michael Kahn, MD, psychiatrist at Boston-based Harvard Medical School. -
AAPA responds to medical groups' opposition of rebrand
The American Association of Physician Assistants responded to resistance over its intent to rebrand the PA title to "physician associate" in a June 4 letter posted on its website. -
45 places PAs have full prescriptive authority & the 6 states they don't
The scope of physician assistants' practice can be highly controversial, with prescriptive authority varying across states. -
AMA joins opposition to 'physician associate' rebrand
Physician assistants' recent move to change their title to "physician associate" will create confusion for patients about who is providing their care, American Medical Association President Susan R. Bailey, MD, said in a June 2 statement to Becker's. -
Physician assistant title change opposed by American Osteopathic Association
A recent push to change physician assistants' professional title could cause confusion about medical roles and undermine the importance of a physician-led care team model, thereby threatening patient safety, the American Osteopathic Association said May 28. -
Gender, relationship status, age linked to worse work-life integration for physicians
Amid the demands of today's healthcare environment, physicians at times must choose between prioritizing work or home responsibilities. And physicians who are women, single, age 35 years or older, and who work more hours and nights on call per week, have a particularly harder time with integration of these worlds, according to a study published May 27 in JAMA Network Open. -
Pandemic could drive more research on overtreatment, experts say
Healthcare delays during earlier waves of the COVID-19 pandemic are now allowing researchers to compare the outcomes of patients who had a certain treatment or procedure delayed or canceled to those who received their care on time — an important development for research on overtreatment, The Washington Post reported May 24. -
Dr. Mark Schuster on opening Kaiser Permanente's new med school during a pandemic
When Mark Schuster, MD, PhD, was named founding dean of Kaiser Permanente's new medical school nearly four years ago, he didn't expect to open it at the height of a global pandemic. -
Medical schools overestimate number of graduates who specialize in primary care, experts say
Many medical school graduates who complete their residency in primary care switch into different specialities later. That makes medical schools' estimates of its graduates entering family medicine largely inaccurate, NPR reported May 18. -
Why a pediatrician wants to quantify childhood trauma
Nadine Burke Harris, MD, a pediatrician and California's first surgeon general, is among those raising awareness about a health assessment to quantify adverse childhood experiences, The Washington Post reported May 15.
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