There is increased recognition that health outcomes are influenced by social, economic and environmental factors.
Integration & Physician Issues
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most common elective surgeries in the United States, with 680,150 procedures performed in 2014, a number that is projected to increase by 189% to 1.28 million primary knee replacements by 2030, according…
Stephen Klasko, MD, president of Thomas Jefferson University and CEO of Jefferson Health — both in Philadelphia — told CNBC medical schools' recruiting process relies on antiquated measures to recruit future physicians and routinely "suck the creativity out of physicians."
A former Cleveland Clinic physician who was fired from the institution for posting anti-Semitic comments on social media released a formal apology in a letter through her lawyer, Time reports.
Some Springfield (Vt.) Hospital physicians and staff have expressed concern over the hospital's new management contract with Brentwood, Tenn.-based Quorum Health Resources, claiming Quorum has an extensive track record of mismanagement and lawsuits, the VtDigger reports.
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It's an exciting time for the healthcare industry, with a growing scope of biomedical startups getting off the ground today. However, to ensure new products correlate with the needs of providers working on the front-lines, startups must add physicians to…
Thanks to improvements in early detection and treatment, the number of cancer survivors is expected to grow from 15.5 million in 2016 to more than 20 million by 2026.
About 40 percent of physicians marry other healthcare professionals, which creates both unique challenges and benefits, according to AMA Wire.
A recent article by ECG Management Consultants discusses 10 issues facing hospitals and physicians.
After several high-profile incidents of racism or sexism directed at physicians of color, one medical student questions how such issues are dealt with during medical school and how the industry as a whole can become more aware of potential biases.