Physician compensation rose more in 2025 than in any year over the past decade, largely due to clinician supply and demand imbalances, according to a survey from SullivanCotter. Published Oct. 15, the survey is based on data from more than…
Integration & Physician Issues
The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences, the final school in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ $250 million national initiative, broke ground Oct. 14 in Demopolis. The $26.4 million healthcare high school is adjacent to its primary medical partner, Whitfield Regional Hospital, according to…
Nearly 6 in 10 U.S. physician leaders aspire to become a CEO one day, according to a McKinsey & Co. survey. McKinsey surveyed 296 physician leaders across the U.S. in May. Of the 258 leaders who are not CEOs, 58%…
Section 6001 of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) effectively banned physician-owned hospitals (POH) in the United States. This legislation was nominally motivated by concerns over conflict-of-interest when physicians are stakeholders in the business of medicine, but in reality, was…
The rate of physicians exiting clinical practice is increasing, and some specialties have higher attrition rates than others, according to research published Oct. 7 in Annals of Internal Medicine. In a study examining the attrition rate of approximately 72,000 physicians…
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As AdventHealth Daytona Beach (Fla.) undergoes a $220 million expansion, its new chief medical officer said she is focused on ensuring that added capacity translates into improvements in patient care. Carolyn Harraway-Smith, MD, joined the 363-bed hospital — which will…
A $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas, often used by international physicians for U.S. clinical employment, could have outsized consequences for Republican-led states, Politico reported Oct. 2. President Donald Trump imposed a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications, effective…
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health is launching five new Graduate Medical Education programs this year as part of a broader initiative to quadruple its GME footprint, according to Lindsay Mazotti, MD. In 2024, when Dr. Mazotti joined Sutter Health as chief…
Independent physician practices are disappearing as hospitals, payers, corporate entities and private equity expand their reach, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. Here are five key takeaways: 1.In 2024, just 42% of physicians worked in private practice, down…
A lack of consensus on who counts as a primary care physician can affect reimbursement and workforce pipelines, and as demand for healthcare grows, the debate over what specialties fall under primary care is growing. The traditional definition of primary…