Integration & Physician Issues

When it comes to primary care, consumers are seeking maximum convenience. Hospitals and health systems are finding that membership-based primary care models can create a more convenient experience for patients and offer more flexibility to overburdened clinicians.

Thirty-six percent of physician assistants experienced decreased satisfaction with the profession during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Medscape's "Physician Assistant Career Satisfaction Report 2022."

Kevin Simon, MD, a psychiatrist with Boston Children's Hospital, has been named the city's first-ever chief behavioral health officer.

Physician Andrea Merrill, MD, went viral June 12 after tweeting about her experience with an in-air medical emergency on Delta Airlines. 

Douglas Canning, MD, a pediatric urologist and chief of the division of urology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, died of severe injuries from a bicycle accident at 65 on May 30, the hospital informed Becker's. 

In a study involving 5,023 actions against the licenses of U.S. physicians, 76.3 percent were related to substance abuse, according to findings published June 3 in JAMA Health Forum.

The American Academy of Physician Assistants has officially changed its name to the American Academy of Physician Associates as part of a larger rebranding effort for the profession, but the association is not advising PAs to use the new term…

Healthcare access and substance/opioid abuse are among physicians' top five social issues in the country, according to a new Medscape report.

NYC Health + Hospitals announced June 6 more than $3 million in total loan forgiveness grants for 26 physicians who commit to continue serving the city's public hospital system.  

UnitedHealth Group's fastest-growing subsidiary, Optum, has made waves within the healthcare industry through its big-budget acquisitions over the past year. Should all of its in-process deals go through, the company will shell out over $7.6 billion for acquisitions, expecting to…