Several influential physician groups and healthcare organizations are rallying together to oppose any future efforts by state legislators to craft a universal healthcare system for California, according to The Sacramento Bee.
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Detroit Medical Center, part of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, and Troy, Mich.-based Wayne State University Physician Group agreed to a partnership extension on Aug. 27.
Bend, Ore.-based St. Charles Health System is mulling the idea of becoming a teaching hospital to draw in more physicians amid recruitment struggles, according to The Bulletin.
Any one providing care in the hospital setting has seen it before – patients readmitted for issues that should have been addressed by their primary physician.
Instances of patients having "racial preferences" for their healthcare providers are on the rise, which puts hospitals in a three-way bind between complying with nondiscrimination laws, making sure their employees are not harassed and promoting care quality, according to Bloomberg…
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Medical school graduates face alarming rates of depression, anxiety and other mental health issues during their high-stress internships, but Fitbit thinks it can help, CNBC reports.
The New York City-based NYU School of Medicine announced last week it would eliminate tuition for all current and prospective medical students to eliminate any potential financial barriers applicants may face and help address the nationwide physician shortage. However, Elisabeth…
Carmen Puliafito, MD, the former dean of the Los Angeles-based Keck School of Medicine of USC, lost his license Aug. 17, according to The Orange County Register.
A Nevada physician faces disciplinary action over allegations he accessed the private prescription drug records of the gunman in last year's mass shooting in Las Vegas, according to a USA Today report.
Most physicians, nurses and medical students said they were very or somewhat comfortable with the idea of praying with or for patients, according to poll data collected by Medscape.