Jackson-based Mississippi Baptist Medical Center fired an employee after a cellphone video depicted him using a racial slur at a doughnut shop while off duty, according to WJTV-12 News.
Integration & Physician Issues
Providers with Minneapolis-based Minnesota Neonatal Physicians plan to leave Children's Minnesota, also in Minneapolis, by the end of the year, according to the Star Tribune.
From simple practices to physician conglomerates: The burdensome journey of the practicing physician
In a recent Hayes Management Consulting blog, Vasilios Nassiopoulos reviews the burdensome journey of the practicing physician.
Amazon is considering opening primary care clinics for employees at its headquarters in Seattle, two sources familiar with the matter told CNBC's Christina Farr.
Howard University produces the highest number of African-American applicants to U.S. medical schools, the Washington, D.C.-based university announced Aug. 8.
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Denver-based Rose Medical Center ended its family medicine residency program after almost 50 years after the hospital's parent company and the Aurora-based University of Colorado School of Medicine, which runs the program, disagreed over how it should be operated, according…
Los Angeles-based University of Southern California President C. L. Max Nikias, PhD, resigned Aug. 7, less than one week after more than 600 professors issued a letter calling for his resignation before the academic school year begins later this month,…
As hospitals address physician burnout by appointing chief wellness officers for their employees and medical schools revise curriculums, healthcare is neglecting one clear solution — physicians seeing more healthy patients, a physician argues in The Washington Post.
Physicians are often stereotypically depicted as pillars of health, superheroes able to respond to emergencies at a moment's notice or even miracle workers, but a growing movement of healthcare professionals with disabilities is challenging this script, according to NPR.
Clinician burnout has been an issue for years, and is a complex, systemic problem. Evidence tells us that it decreases the quality of care and damages the patient experience. Fixing it will take more than just improving the electronic health…