A recent study found physician work hours dropped by 7.6 percent in the last two decades, mostly due to a decrease among male physicians, especially fathers; however, work hours for mother physicians increased by 3 percent.
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Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash., is restructuring its psychiatric inpatient department and services, affecting some physicians, the hospital confirmed to Becker's.
On the surface, one might expect physicians to follow prescription drug guidelines more closely than the general public. A new study suggests the opposite.
Congress released omnibus legislation to fund the government through September, and the bill includes CMS physician fee cuts, according to The Washington Post.
Health systems should review their physician practice acquisition playbook to ensure best practices are being followed in order to reduce execution risk, minimize transaction costs, and establish successful, long-term partnerships with providers.
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In the 2022-2023 academic year, U.S. medical schools continued to see more diversity among enrollees, according to data released Dec. 13 by the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Numerous hospitals rolled out new physician residency programs this year to create more training opportunities for students after medical school and expand the pipeline of future physicians.
New physicians are largely dodging the infectious diseases specialty, with 44 percent of ID programs left unfilled after the latest specialty fellowships Match Day on Nov. 30, NPR reported Dec. 12.
The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine has finalized its board of nine with plans to welcome its inaugural class in 2025, pending accreditation.
The long-standing debate of whether to expand the role of advanced practice registered nurses has heated up as more healthcare organizations experience staff shortages and patients struggle to access timely care.