Leaders at Sonoma West Medical Center in Sebastopol, Calif., reportedly did not inform the Palm Drive Health Care District board of directors they shut down the hospital's toxicology program for at least one month following the closure, according to the…
Integration & Physician Issues
The transition from volume- to value-based care is creating new opportunities for both healthcare providers and payers.
Though Medicaid work requirements have received mixed public reactions, three quarters of physicians support the policy, according to a new survey from Merritt Hawkins.
A graduate of the East Lansing-based Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine spoke publicly about former Dean William Strampel's, DO, behavior toward herself and other female students, claiming he had a history of discussing sexual matters and regularly commented…
The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore will retire short white coats traditionally worn by interns amid growing complaints from younger residents, according to The Baltimore Sun.
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While the majority of OB-GYN physician residents are women, the ratio was significantly different 50 years ago, when 90 percent OB-GYNs were men, according to WFAE News.
The imperatives for hospitals and healthcare systems are to improve quality and reduce costs. But many struggle to achieve these goals at the pace and magnitude required to succeed today and in the world into which we are heading.
Whether physicians and hospitals are looking to create a new clinically integrated network or strengthen the efficiency of an existing CIN, many CIN administrators find vetting processes, like URAC's Clinical Integration Accreditation, can provide a framework for financial, operational and…
Boston Medical Center has long offered cooking classes tailored to medical conditions such as diabetes, but its newest offering focuses on using cooking to help patients struggling with addiction on their road to recovery, according to the Concord Monitor.
The Collaborative for Healing and Renewal in Medicine published an eight-step framework in JAMA March 29 to help healthcare organizations develop policies and regulations that address physician burnout.