Integration & Physician Issues

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health hired Richard R. Barakat, MD, to serve as physician-in-chief and director of the Northwell Health Cancer Institute, the health system announced Feb. 15.

Physicians and staff at two Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health hospitals were able to care for victims of the mass shooting Feb. 14 at Parkland, Fla.-based Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in part because of previous incidents and research released…

Jackson, Tenn.-based Physicians Quality Care medical clinic is teaming up with the Madison County Sheriff's Office to host classes for local businesses on how to handle an active shooter situation, according to a WBBJ report.

HHS wants to end or significantly lessen the reporting requirements for physicians under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System by using claims data, Secretary Alex Azar said at a Senate Finance Committee meeting Thursday, according a report from Morning Consult.

A former nurse anesthetist filed a lawsuit against Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Health System and three of its hospitals, claiming he was fired after he expressed concerns about a physician colleague's infection control practices, according to the Lansing State Journal.

The proposed Seton Hall University-Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine received preliminary accreditation Feb. 14 from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, according to northjersey.com.

As this year's severe flu season continues to sweep the nation, physicians have an even greater responsibility to stay home from work while sick, argues Angira Patel, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics and medical education at Chicago-based Northwestern University Feinberg…

Individual providers who submitted 2017 quality performance data with claims for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System can now see their scores on the Quality Payment Program website. 

Dayton, Ohio-based Grandview Medical Center has continued to light a cross on its roof as a gesture of support for employees and residents affected by the planned closure of Dayton-based Good Samaritan Hospital, according to the Dayton Daily News.

The number of physicians who report experiencing symptoms of burnout is at an all-time high, leading to an increase in medical errors, decreased access for patients, poor quality outcomes, and an overall diminishing morale in clinical care teams.