Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne is ending its longtime partnership with Medical Center Anesthesiologists and will transition to a new anesthesia services provider, Vituity, effective May 31. In a statement to local news outlets, MercyOne attributed the change to unresolved financial…
Integration & Physician Issues
In 2024, 54.4% of physicians reported feeling valued by their employer, up from 50.4% in 2023, according to a May 27 American Medical Association report. The AMA’s “Organizational Biopsy” report surveyed nearly 18,000 physicians across 43 states and more than…
Kaiser Permanente Colorado is transferring physicians from two hospitals to four others as it strikes new partnerships, The Denver Post reported May 21. In January, cardiologists, surgeons and orthopedic physicians employed by Kaiser Permanente began leaving Denver-based St. Joseph Hospital…
Teaching hospitals are sounding the alarm on a provision in the massive House budget reconciliation bill that would significantly limit the amount of federal student loans medical students can borrow. The legislation — dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”…
Students at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine in Nutley, N.J., will soon be able to train with virtual patients as part of a new educational platform. Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health has received a $1 million gift from tech company Cotu…
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Several health systems have hired physicians-in-training displaced by Crozer Health’s shutdown, according to The Inquirer. A Penn Medicine spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s that the Philadelphia-based health system hired 43 Crozer residents. This includes 26 family medicine residents as well as…
About two-thirds of physicians age 65 and older said they experienced ageism or ageist treatment, a recent American Medial Association report on ageism found. “Experiences of Ageism Among Senior Physicians: A Qualitative Study” was based on a 2024 survey of…
Physicians in geriatric and hospice care see the fewest patients per hour, while physicians in orthopedic surgery, ophthalmology and diagnostic radiology see the most patients, according to a report cited by Medpage Today. Depending on the day, physicians across all…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, physician burnout and job dissatisfaction rates reached historic highs. In the years since, burnout rates have come down — though not nearly enough to ease concerns about the nation’s physician shortage and patient access to high-quality…
More physicians are retiring, and hospital leaders are focused on how to preserve institutional knowledge for younger generations. “The idea of physicians retiring is relatively new,” Syed Raza, MD, vice president of medical operations at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center…