As U.S. healthcare increasingly adopts team-based care, medical schools are working to prepare students for future care delivery models, according to a Feb. 18 article from the Association of American Medical Colleges. Team-based care, or a coordinated balance of physicians…
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Moscow-based University of Idaho and Salt Lake City-based University of Utah are partnering to create a regional undergraduate medical education program in Idaho. The program will be a first for Idaho and will prioritize bringing physicians to rural communities, according…
Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren HealthCare has acquired Clarkston Medical Group, a network of primary and specialty care providers with 11 clinics in Oakland County. CMG includes 54 providers who care for tens of thousands of patients in northern Oakland County…
Alabama’s Senate is considering a bill that would require hospitals to publicly report physician hours in the emergency department. Senate Bill 297 would mandate hospitals to file public, quarterly reports on how many hours a week their ED has a…
A growing number of primary care practices are joining independent physician associations as a way to gain leverage in contract negotiations with insurers and avoid merging with large health systems, according to a Feb. 16 KFF Health News report. The…
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A data-driven approach to physician staffing across multiple hospitals can significantly cut overtime and idle time, translating into meaningful cost savings for health systems, according to a new study. In a study published in the February edition of Operations Research,…
The Oregon Nurses Association is petitioning Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth to maintain its longstanding partnership with a local emergency physician staffing group, according to a Feb. 12 report from NBC affiliate KMTR. Earlier in February, the health system announced it would…
Of the 34 physicians Nauman Mushtaq, MD, has hired in the last decade, only two have left the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. Yet he’s recruited from University of Chicago, Brigham and Women’s, Johns Hopkins and…
Hospital affiliations with primary care providers are up about 17% in the last four years and are seeing mixed results, a recent Medscape report found. The “Realities of Primary Care Affiliations Report 2026,” published Feb. 6, surveyed 1,363 physicians across…
Buckhannon, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital has launched a healthcare training pathway for high school students. The MedED Program will train high school juniors and seniors how to be patient care technicians, according to a Feb. 10 system news…