Integration & Physician Issues

Family physicians of Latine, Hispanic or Spanish origin and Black physicians — groups that are considered underrepresented in medicine — were more likely to see a higher proportion of patients who are Medicaid beneficiaries compared with white and Asian family…

Akron (Ohio) Children's plans to end its contract with the medical group that employs neonatologists working in its neonatal ICU in March, according to the Akron Beacon Journal. 

Sentara Health is investing heavily in a future where healthcare revolves around collaborative, team-based care. 

Researchers at the University of California Riverside School of Medicine are developing a curriculum to educate future physicians on caring for patients with substance use disorders. 

Eighty-three percent of physicians said they were at full capacity or overextended and overworked in their current practice, a Physicians Foundation survey found.

Wakefield, R.I.-based South County Health has responded to calls for leadership change in the wake of an open letter from physicians and a state Department of Health investigation. 

Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine in Hagerstown, Md., has opened enrollment for the fall 2025 semester.  

A Physicians Foundation survey found physician well-being remains "critically low" and physicians said hospital consolidation negatively impacts well-being.

Cedars-Sinai has terminated an OB-GYN's medical staff membership and clinical privileges after allegations surfaced regarding the physician's behavior toward patients, the Los Angeles-based health system confirmed in a statement to Becker's.

Pioneering surgeon and Holocaust survivor George Berci, MD, died Aug. 30 at age 103.