Integration & Physician Issues

Here are the eight top reasons hindering physicians from taking up government employment, according to a survey from The Medicus Firm.

Many physicians believe patients' inappropriate demands or requests for medical tests or treatments are partially responsible for ballooning healthcare costs, but the rate at which these requests are satisfied is actually very low, according to a recent study published in…

Here are nine medical school and residency programs that have been announced or launched in 2015, beginning with the most recent.

Construction began Monday on New Mexico's second medical school: the $105 million Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, according to the Albuquerque Journal.

Knoxville, Tenn.-based physician staffing firm TeamHealth Holdings announced Thursday it has acquired Ruby Crest Emergency Medicine, the group that staffs the emergency department of Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital in Elko, which has an annual volume of 24,000 cases.

New Orleans-based Tulane University School of Medicine and its A.B. Freeman School of Business announced the launch of a new, accelerated MD-MBA program, slated to start this summer.

Since 1980, the Latino population has seen explosive growth in the U.S. and shows no sign of slowing: It is expected to grow from 51 million in 2010 to 129 million by 2060. Despite this growth, the supply of Latino…

Despite the fact women are less likely to choose a midwife over another clinician for prenatal care, women report fewer communication problems with midwives, according to a study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health in Minneapolis.

Seventy percent of Americans are not completely satisfied with their current physician, according to a survey from Vitals, an online resource for patient decision-making.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based U.S. Anesthesia Partners inked a deal Tuesday to partner with Denver-based Greater Colorado Anesthesia, a group of 90 anesthesiologists serving across more than 20 facilities.