Integration & Physician Issues

The velocity of change sweeping through healthcare is restructuring care delivery and reordering traditional provider relationships. As hospitals and physician groups move toward tighter integration, effective physician leadership becomes essential for success.

Washington, D.C.-based Howard University Hospital's 263 resident physicians have voted to unionize and join the Committee of Interns and Residents, the largest physician union in the U.S.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based national medical group MEDNAX acquired Warren, Mich.-based MEMAC Associates and the related entity Synergy Anesthesia.

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists published a set of guidelines for professional behavior on various digital media platforms in the February issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Shared medical appointments — when physicians see about a dozen patients at once — though still uncommon, are starting to catch on, according to Bloomberg Business.  

A proposal to remove the cap on Arizona's loan forgiveness program for physicians will go to the full state Senate after it was approved by a panel Tuesday, according to Verde Independent. A similar proposal is pending in the House.

Amir Al-Dabagh, MD, a dermatology resident at Columbus, Ohio-based Riverside Hospital, plans to contest an appellate court ruling issued Wednesday, which sided with Cleveland-based Case Western Reserve University to revoke Dr. Al-Dabagh's medical degree for "unprofessionalism," according to The Plain…

Here are eight specialties with the highest and lowest percentages of burned out physicians, according to the 2015 Medscape Physician Lifestyle Report.

Physician assistant was ranked the top job in Glassdoor's inaugural report, "Best Jobs in America for 2015."

One physician in Virginia has devoted his practice to truck drivers, who spend all of their days on the interstate and often cannot get routine medical care.