Generative AI is steadily weaving its way into every corner of healthcare, influencing clinical decision-making, streamlining administrative work, and redefining how future physicians are trained. Residency education, in particular, is at a pivotal moment as programs explore how to integrate…
Integration & Physician Issues
Cook County Health, one of the nation’s largest public health systems, and UI Health, the academic health enterprise of the University of Illinois Chicago, have expanded their collaborative partnership into medical education, clinical care and research. The institutions announced the…
Physicians who rely on AI in clinical decision-making may be viewed as less competent by their peers, according to an August study published in Nature from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University. Researchers conducted a randomized experiment involving 276 clinicians from a…
On average, Medicare Advantage enrollees were in plans that covered only 48% of the physicians that traditional Medicare beneficiaries had access to, according to an Oct. 27 KFF report. The study reviewed 4,200 individual HMO/PPO MA plans from 2022 that…
Edinburg, Texas-based DHR Health and the University of Houston are partnering on an $15 million medical and education center. The University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine and DHR Health Medical Research and Education Center will be…
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Arizona State University’s newly launched medical school has started recruiting its first class of students who will start in fall 2026. Tempe-based ASU said Oct. 22 it had received preliminary accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education to operate…
The American Hospital Association is calling for changes to the Department of Homeland Security’s proposed weighted selection process for H-1B petitions. “The AHA appreciates that DHS’s goal in proposing a weighted selection process is to ensure the H-1B visa program…
Health systems are increasingly offering concierge medicine, a market predicted to be worth over $13 billion by 2030. Globally, the industry is expected to grow from $20.5 billion in 2025 revenue to $44.3 billion in 2034, according to Towards Healthcare,…
Phoenix-based Banner Health and Tucson-based University of Arizona Health Sciences are launching a statewide initiative to expand primary care graduate medical education. The effort — backed by grants from the Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation — aims to create nearly…
As hospitals and health systems across the U.S. face mounting financial pressures, workforce shortages, and evolving value-based care demands, many are turning to consolidation as a path forward. Proponents say integration allows organizations to align evidence-based practices, strengthen research capabilities,…