Integration & Physician Issues

The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia is one of the oldest medical school in the U.S., created in 1765.

Tacoma, Wash.-based CHI Franciscan Health welcomed its inaugural eight-member class of students into its Northwest Washington Family Medicine Residency Program this month, the health system announced July 9.

Patient portals continue to take center stage in healthcare’s consumer engagement efforts. We’ve gathered some of the best tips from clients who have recently shared their success stories with us:

Past research has shown patients are more satisfied and less likely to be admitted to the hospital when they consistently see the same primary care provider, but seeing the same physician could also help patients live longer, a study published…

At least 100 patients with brain and spine conditions have been left in the lurch as Washington state's Medical Quality Assurance Commission debates whether to reinstate the medical license of Johnny Delashaw Jr., MD, the former chairman of the Swedish…

Physicians working in small, independent primary care practices reported significantly lower levels of burnout than the 2014 national average — 13.5 percent compared to 54.4 percent, according to a recent study out of the New York City-based NYU School of…

John L. Ochsner Sr., MD, a pioneering surgeon who performed the first heart transplant in Louisiana, has died at age 91, according to The Times Picayune.

A Pennsylvania physician who was charged with local and federal crimes for bringing guns and ammunition to the Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C., last year entered into a plea deal July 3, according to NBC 4 Washington.

The Wichita Falls (Texas) Family Medicine Residency Program officially closed July 1 after 40 years, according to the Times Record News.

Approximately 35,000 scientific papers are at risk for retraction for inappropriate image duplication, according to Science Alert.