Integration & Physician Issues

Macon, Ga.-based Mercer University trustees and administrators have dedicated $50 million to opening a new medical school campus.

Massachusetts is requiring physicians to undergo two hours of implicit bias training, The Boston Globe reported April 22.  

Xavier University of Louisiana, a Catholic and historically Black university in New Orleans, is planning a graduate school of health sciences and medical school. 

The CDC issued a nationwide health alert April 21 about an unusual cluster of serious hepatitis cases with unknown causes in young children. 

High turnover among healthcare professionals is a serious and costly problem. Turnover among primary care physicians leads to an additional $980 million in healthcare costs each year, according to research published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Unless health systems address the…

Healthcare systems have started residency programs and partnerships to address workforce shortages.

Podiatrists nationwide are reporting an uptick in foot trauma amid the COVID-19 pandemic, The New York Times reported April 19.

The percentage of U.S. physicians employed by hospitals, health systems or corporate entities grew from 62.2 percent in January 2019 to 73.9 percent as of January 2022, according to new data from Avalere in a study sponsored by the Physicians…

Healthcare organizations are finding that increased patient volumes combined with employee exhaustion and supply chain disruptions can erode safety culture and contribute to issues with routine procedures like injections. Preventing needlestick injuries has become a top priority for many clinical…

Cleveland, Miss.-based physician Scott Nelson, MD, was convicted April 4 for referring and certifying patients to hospice who were not terminally ill, according to the Justice Department.