The American Medical Association passed a resolution during its 2018 Annual Meeting, which took place June 9-13 in Chicago, to commission a study examining how venture capitalists' and private equity firms' investment in physician practices affects the healthcare industry.  By Alyssa Rege - 6/19/18

To improve access to care and relieve clinician burden, healthcare is beginning to explore conversational artificial intelligence (AI) to automate certain interactions with patients. But where quality of care is imperative, what is the proper use of conversational AI (such as chatbots)?  By Dr. Phil Marshall, Allscripts - 6/19/18

Los Angeles police on June 14 raided the home of George Tyndall, MD, a former University of Southern California gynecologist accused of sexually mistreating patients, reports the Los Angeles Times.  By Kelly Gooch - 6/18/18

Aaron E. Carroll, MD, associate dean for research mentoring at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis and a New York Times contributor, wrote in a recent op-ed the National Institutes of Health's medical research grant system needs to be re-evaluated or risk losing the novel contributions of many researchers.  By Alyssa Rege - 6/18/18

Windell Davis-Boutte, MD, dubbed the "dancing doctor," filed an objection June 14 to the Georgia Composite Medical Board's decision earlier this month to suspend her medical license, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.  By Alyssa Rege - 6/18/18

A spokesperson for El Camino Hospital Los Gatos in California confirmed the removal of a physician from the hospital's work schedule last week after a cellphone video posted on social media reportedly showed the woman mocking a 20-year-old emergency room patient, according to The Mercury News.  By Alyssa Rege - 6/18/18

An emailed memo from Walter O'Donnell, MD, a longtime physician at Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital, brings to light the tension between some physicians at the hospital and its parent company, Boston-based Partners Healthcare, according to the Boston Globe.  By Alia Paavola - 6/15/18

The organic produce grown at the Allegheny Mountain Institute Farm at Fishersville, Va.-based Augusta Health not only provides patients and community residents with healthy options—it’s essential for immunocompromised patients, according to the News-Leader.  By Leo Vartorella - 6/14/18

Bullying in healthcare is happening far more frequently than what is seen through the public eye — and for physicians, and medical students in particular, these behaviors can harm mental well-being, physical health and patient care, Mikkael Sekeres, MD, a Cleveland Clinic oncologist, writes in The New York Times.  By Megan Knowles - 6/14/18

Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital officials plan to remove 31 gold-framed portraits of some of the hospital's department chairs — most of whom were white — June 14 as part of the institution's initiative to ramp up its diversity efforts, The Boston Globe reports.  By Alyssa Rege - 6/14/18

It's commencement season: Medical school students around the country are donning their graduation gowns, accomplished and ready to launch into the world of healthcare. With this new crop of physicians comes a new crop of inspiration, as relevant to new graduates as it is to those who have been on healthcare's front lines for decades.     By Emily Rappleye - 6/14/18

More than 1 in 10 female physicians said they have experienced harassment in their workplace within the past three years, often at the hands of their colleagues, a recent Medscape report finds.  By Alyssa Rege - 6/13/18

Two previous articles appearing in Becker’s Hospital Review laid out the primary reasons driving private practice medical groups to consider mergers and acquisitions in the current market, as well as the key questions involved in determining the best path forward.  By Andrew Colbert, Managing Director, Ziegler - 6/13/18

Eugene Gu, MD, a surgical resident at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center, claimed the institution fired him two and a half years into his five-year residency program, The Hill reports.  By Alyssa Rege - 6/13/18

Columbus-based Ohio State University College of Medicine and OSU Wexner Medical Center announced a five-year hiring plan June 11 that will bring 500 biomedical sciences faculty to the institution.  By Alyssa Rege - 6/13/18

The concept of applying genomics and precision medicine is gaining momentum. Physicians are enthusiastic about the potential of personalized care plans to improve patient outcomes.    By Joel Diamond, MD, Allscripts - 6/12/18

The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights has started an investigation into how Los Angeles-based University of Southern California handled accusations against a former university gynecologist.  By Kelly Gooch - 6/12/18

Following a temporary delay, the Trump administration will resume issuing visas to international medical graduates to allow them to complete their residency training in the U.S., according to Forbes.  By Alyssa Rege - 6/12/18

The American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics and four other medical associations, which together represent 560,000 physicians and medical students, are urging the U.S. Department of Justice to reconsider its decision not to defend key parts of the ACA.  By Alyssa Rege - 6/12/18

The American Medical Association's House of Delegates will vote this week on whether the organization's Code of Medical Ethics should be revised, particularly with regard to the association's stance on physician-assisted suicide, according to The Washington Post.  By Alyssa Rege - 6/11/18