Physicians are facing a number of changes and challenges in 2025 — with some good news about burnout rates, some bad news around aging physicians and some surprising shifts in the physician workforce makeup. Here are 10 things to know…
Integration & Physician Issues
Fewer than 4 in 10 pediatric residents were deemed ready to independently perform all core professional activities by the time they graduated, according to a study published April 9 in Pediatrics. A team led by researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital…
The number of independent physicians in U.S. rural areas declined 43% over five years — from 21,956 in January 2019 to 12,467 in January 2024 — according to an Avalere study sponsored by the Physicians Advocacy Institute. The analysis — which…
Lakewood, N.J.-based Georgian Court University and Freeport, Bahamas-based Western Atlantic University School of Medicine have partnered to create an accelerated combined bachelor’s/MD program. The program allows students to be dual enrolled and complete their bachelor’s degree in just over two…
The American Hospital Association is opposing a bill that would lift the ban on the establishment of physician-owned hospitals in certain rural areas and permit expansion nationwide. The association opposes the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act…
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A federal bill was reintroduced in March that would require systems to report on DOs accepted to their system or face a 2% annual reduction in Indirect Medical Education payments. The Fair Access in Residency (FAIR) Act, HR 2314, is…
Twenty-two percent fewer physicians are considering leaving medicine in 2025 compared to November 2023, a new survey found. The survey, conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Boston-based healthcare technology company Athenahealth, probed the opinions of 750 primary care physicians…
Neurologists reported the highest rate of burnout at 43% while oncologists reported the highest rate of depression at 15%, according to Medscape. Medscape surveyed more than 5,700 physicians across more than 29 specialties between July 1 and Oct. 2. The…
CMS is extending the 2024 merit-based incentive payment system deadline and reopening the extreme and uncontrollable circumstances exception for disruptions related to the intravenous fluid shortage. The payment program’s previous deadline was March 31, but following the American Medical Association’s…
To meaningfully address the growing physician shortfall, the nation’s healthcare system must confront long-standing structural barriers that limit individuals’ capacity to enter, remain in and thrive in the field, health system leaders say. These include the high cost of medical…