Physicians want to improve the quality and efficiency of care they provide, but many practices say the pace of change and the complexity of new payment models are holding them back, according to a joint study from the American Medical…
Integration & Physician Issues
Three Chicago-area powerhouses are teaming up on pediatric care: University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital, Advocate Children's Hospital and NorthShore University HealthSystem.
Basil A. Pruitt, Jr., MD, a physician at UT Health San Antonio, who is considered the father of burn care, is still treating patients at the age of 88, according to San Antonio Express News.
It’s ironic that an industry whose mission is to treat the ills of others is facing an epidemic of its own.
Richard Rothman, MD, PhD, a surgeon who pioneered hip replacement surgery and founder of the Rothman Orthopedic Institute, died Oct. 21 at age 81, according to The Inquirer.
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Jeffrey Morgan, MD, the heart transplant program surgical director at Houston-based Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, will no longer serve in his role. Instead, two new cardiothoracic surgeons and a prominent transplant program executive will work together to lead the…
Storytelling is a critical component of self-care for physicians, Jessica Zitter, MD, a critical care and palliative care physician at Oakland, Calif.-based Highland Hospital, argues in an op-ed published in Harvard Business Review.
We are living in the Conversation Economy. With the proliferation of messaging platforms and mobile devices, we live in an always-on, on-demand culture with instant access to each other.
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The National Academy of Medicine elected 75 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting Oct. 15 in Washington D.C., the organization announced Oct. 15.