Integration & Physician Issues

Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital, part of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health, will shift to a new anesthesiology provider Jan. 1, 2019, ending a 24-year relationship with its current provider, according to Buffalo Business First.

I joined a large gathering of industry experts in Washington D.C. for the 2017 annual meeting of The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). 

Researchers in California found a more diverse physician workforce could improve health outcomes for minority populations, particularly black men, who have the lowest life expectancy of any demographic group in the U.S.

There are 333,833 female physicians in the U.S., according to March 2018 data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Physicians don't always disclose relevant payments from medical device vendors, even when it's relevant to their research, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery.

Physicians call it “Pajama Time.” But it has nothing to do with curling up with a good book before heading off to bed.

A woman applied for a customer service position at Mantality Health, a men's health clinic with locations in Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin. After submitting her application, she received an email from the clinic denying her the position because of her…

New York University in New York City is covering tuition for all its medical students regardless of their economic background in an effort to alleviate the nationwide shortage of medical researchers and primary care physicians, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Physician burnout is a concerning trend occurring throughout medical facilities.

Data was frequently discussed as crucial in helping to better understand local opioid prescribing patterns, opioid overdose rates and potentially to predict who may be at increased risk for chronic opioid use.