Female attending physicians are less likely to be recognized as physicians than their male counterparts, signaling that gender bias is still pervasive in the healthcare industry, according to a study published in the Journal of Women's Health.
Integration & Physician Issues
A recent article from TeamHealth dives into how federal legislation can protect patients from unexpected medical billing.
About 24,000 Highmark employees were not part of an agreement reached with UPMC to provide in-network access to UPMC physicians and hospitals, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Hospitals and physicians across New York are engaged in a legal battle over who is entitled to the proceeds of the sale of the state's largest medical malpractice insurance company.
While UPMC and Highmark ended their contentious dispute June 24 with a landmark 10-year contract, questions still remain about the details of the agreement, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences named Brian E. Gittens, EdD, vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion.
Nearly one-third of cardiologists experience symptoms of burnout, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Shortening the traditional intensive care unit rotation from 14 consecutive days to seven could help reduce physician burnout, according to a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Dr. Danielle Ofri’s recent opinion article in The New York Times, “The Business of Health Care Depends on Exploiting Doctors and Nurses,” makes the point – correctly – that the very nature of the commitment doctors and nurses make to…
A recent blog post by Olive reviews the problems healthcare is facing today.