Integration & Physician Issues

A Wisconsin lawsuit could determine whether third parties can compel hospitals and physicians to provide treatments even when those treatments are not proved effective. However, no physician should have to choose between a legal imperative or their ethical obligation to…

A Missouri House bill aims to streamline the process for out-of-state physicians to practice in the state, the Columbia Missourian reported Jan. 31.

Colorado legislators are trying for a third time to pass a bill that would give physician assistants the ability to practice without physician supervision after meeting certain requirements, ABC affiliate KMGH reported Jan. 30.

A recent Medscape report found physician burnout has increased to 53 percent — up 6 percent since 2021 — and 23 percent of physicians reported experiencing depression.

New research found that nurse practitioners have more malpractice suits when working in a physician office than in an office owned by a nurse practitioner.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health has laid off Philip Brown, MD, according to a Jan. 25 report from NBC affiliate WECT. Dr. Brown was the health system's chief community impact officer and former executive vice president and chief physician executive at…

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, violence and abuse toward healthcare workers has skyrocketed. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that professionals in the healthcare industry experience violence at five times the rate of individuals in other…

A bill to ban new physician noncompete agreements passed the Indiana Senate Health and Provider Services Committee on Jan. 25, Indiana Public Media reported.

Editor's note: This letter to the editor is in response to the article New York physicians push for aid-in-dying law. It has been lightly edited.

New Jersey's Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program secured a $10 million grant in the form of American Rescue Plan funds, TapInto reported Jan. 23.