Physicians spend significant time performing nonpatient-facing tasks like documentation, that are necessary but ultimately take time away from one-to-one patient care.
Integration & Physician Issues
Palomar Health physicians are pushing back against a switch in contracted healthcare workers proposed by the Escondido, Calif.-based health system over concerns about safety and staffing, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Steven Weiss, MD, a physician at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has been fired after self-publishing a book about working through the pandemic and identifying himself as a Mayo employee, according to a June 19 report by the Leader-Telegram.
A Pennsylvania Hospital physician who was stabbed multiple times by a patient in February sued the hospital June 16, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Female physicians experience burnout more frequently than men, report spending more time doing administrative duties and spend more time working off the clock, according to a June 15 report by EHR vendor Athenahealth.
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Jack Resneck Jr., MD, a dermatologist from San Francisco, is the new president-elect of the American Medical Association.
Houston Physicians' Hospital is debuting an independent provider network, the hospital said June 9.
A new American Medical Association survey of 301 practicing physicians shows 96 percent are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The U.S. could face a shortage of 37,800 to 124,000 physicians by 2034, according to new data released June 11 from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Hanover, N.H.-based Dartmouth is dismissing an investigation into whether some students at its medical school cheated while taking online exams, The New York Times reported June 10.