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Primary care physicians performing fewer outpatient procedures
Primary care physicians are performing fewer procedures, but the Medicare population is growing, a recent study found. -
Bon Secours Richmond cuts physician documentation time by hours
What tasks are necessary for physicians to do, but are busy work that could be performed in a different way? This was the question that spurred innovations at Bon Secours Richmond (Va.) Health System. -
Physician practice settings with the worst shortages
Hospitals reported the most severe physician shortage among practice settings, according to Doximity's "2024 Physician Compensation Report," published May 23. -
Expect hospital consolidation to continue: CBO analyst
Hospital consolidation, its effect on physicians and the marketplace were the primary focus of a May 23 House Committee on the Budget meeting. -
Physician assistant work-life balance in 13 numbers
More than 28% of physician assistants reported being dissatisfied with their work-life balance, Medscape reported May 24. -
NEJM rescinds ban on embargoed physician-focused publications
The New England Journal of Medicine rescinded its policy that banned physician-focused publications from advanced access to embargoed articles, Medpage Today reported May 21. -
Urologists retreat from HCA Mission hospital: Report
About two years ago, Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital had 10 urologists on call. By July 4, that number could drop to two specialists caring for an area of more than 950,000 residents, Asheville Watchdog reported May 22. -
California bill looks to nix most mandatory reporting for domestic violence cases
A California bill that would nix most of healthcare providers' mandatory reporting requirements for domestic violence cases has passed the General Assembly vote, Pasadena Now reported May 20. -
Native American-affiliated medical school graduates inaugural class
The inaugural class of the nation's first Native American-affiliated medical school graduated May 16. -
Revolutionizing Bleeding Management
The evolving landscape of surgical practice is characterized by the pursuit to optimize patient outcomes while reducing costs and improving operational efficiencies- an evidence-based care improvement process referred to as Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS).1 -
Kaiser med school graduates inaugural class
Kaiser Permanente's medical school in Pasadena, Calif., recently graduated its inaugural class of students. -
Lawmakers consider lifting restrictions on physician-owned hospitals
Lawmakers are considering removing a provision of the Affordable Care Act that limits expansion and opening of physician-owned hospitals, Medscape reported May 13. -
Residency programs in states with abortion bans see fewer applicants: AAMC
For the second year in a row, fewer graduates of U.S. medical schools are applying to residency programs in states with abortion bans, according to a new data analysis from the Association of American Medical Colleges. -
Early-career physicians working temp roles to 'test drive' practice settings, survey finds
Physicians and advanced practice providers are opting for the flexibility of temporary, locum tenens work in seek of improved job conditions and to relieve burnout, according to an April 23 survey conducted by AMN Healthcare. -
2 forms of communication that have faded in the new age of medicine
Two forms of communication have been left by the wayside, leading to issues for patients and physicians alike, Keith Newby, MD, market director of community health improvement and engagement and cardiologist at Chesapeake, Va.-based Bon Secours Hampton Roads, told Becker's. -
Colorado school plans new medical college for 2026
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill May 1, allowing the state to help finance the University of Northern Colorado's proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine. -
Annual refills can save physicians 2 hours a day: AMA leader
Physicians might be hesitant to write annual prescriptions, but Marie Brown, MD, director of practice redesign at the American Medical Association, says providers can save two hours a day with these scripts. -
Pioneering nephrologist dies at 89
Eduardo Slatopolsky, MD, a pioneering physician-scientist and nephrologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died April 24 at age 89. -
Top-paying settings for 17 physician specialties
Offices of physicians and outpatient care centers are the top-paying settings for 10 of 17 physician specialties, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. -
Why Americans skip primary care visits: 6 new findings
The majority of U.S. adults say they've had a recent annual physical exam, but among those who haven't, scheduling issues were the most common barrier, according to new survey findings from U.S. News and World Report.
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