Integration & Physician Issues

Physicians are more likely to spot medical misinformation than the public, though recent survey results illustrate just how chasmic that gap is. 

The American Medical Association and 87 other physician organizations are opposing a congressional bill that would expand the scope of practice for nonphysician practitioners.

Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health is planning to team up with George Washington University in Washington, D.C., for a new medical campus located at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. 

Jeff Hartzell, MD, longtime physician at Philadelphia-based Pennsylvania Hospital and hospice care pioneer, died of heart disease Oct. 13 at the age of 93, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Nov. 8.

Portland-based Maine Medical Center is improving teamwork at the physician residency training level with its Interprofessional Partnerships to Advance Care and Education (iPACE) program, according to a Nov. 8 article on the American Medical Association website.

An air of prestige has accompanied a career in medicine for centuries. Today, those in medicine are still largely respected, but different factors — including the democratization of information, an increasingly polarized society and new care models — are changing…

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has instituted a patient code of conduct to  protect staff from harrassment and discriminatory behavior, according to a Nov. 4 report from FOX affiliate WFXT. 

Samuel Katz, MD, a prominent virologist and pediatrician who helped create the measles vaccine, died Oct. 31 at age 95, The Washington Post reported.

A Medscape report published Nov. 2 shows where physicians stand on some of the year's toughest medical questions surrounding patient care, COVID-19 misinformation and employer relationships. 

Fairfax, Va.-based George Mason University introduced the state's first and only college of public health to meet the growing need for skilled health professionals and researchers.