"Burnout" has become a buzzword across hospitals and health systems, a snappy name for the exhaustion, depersonalization and loss of interest dragging down an overexerted workforce. But burnout is more than a well-worn descriptor for tired providers; its effects on…
Integration & Physician Issues
Advanced practice clinicians received more payments from drug companies compared to medical device companies, while physicians accepted more funds from medical device companies versus drug companies, according to a new study from Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health.
The growth in online education is expected to drive the healthcare education market up 13.7 percent, from $77.74 billion in 2021 to $88.42 billion in 2022, according to a recent analysis from market intelligence firm The Business Research Co.
OB-GYN training programs are facing a catch-22: If they offer abortion training in states where its outlawed, they could be prosecuted. If they don't, they'll risk losing their accreditation and their residents would be ineligible for specialty board certification, The…
The State Medical Board of Ohio is considering whether Sherri Tenpenny, DO, a Cleveland-based osteopathic medicine physician known for spreading vaccine misinformation, should lose her license or face other penalties, cleveland.com reported Oct. 27.
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Philadelphia, Pa.-based Gift of Life Donor Program and Penn Medicine have opened a first-of-its-kind donor care center at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
A new study finds a direct correlation between working long hours and depression symptoms in first-year medical residents, according to an Oct. 24 analysis from U.S. News & World Report.
The American Academy of Pediatrics found general pediatricians reported a 10 percent increase in burnout between 2011 and 2014. A clinical report, "Physician Health and Wellness" published on the organization's website Oct. 24, provided tips for reducing physicians' stress.
A number of black physicians are resigning or being forced out of medicine due to racial discrimination, ABC News reported Oct. 24.