To healthcare professionals, Twitter may seem like an unnecessary form of social media. However, medical students and physicians alike can benefit greatly from those 140-character tidbits of information, according to Huffington Post contributor Brian Secemsky, MD.
Integration & Physician Issues
Despite a 30 percent reduction in physician-dispensed drug prices, pills are still significantly less expensive at pharmacies in Connecticut, according to a recent study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
As healthcare adapts to a more consumer-centric marketplace, individuals are turning to alternative resources to obtain medical information. Not surprisingly, most individuals (95 percent) consult medical professionals for advice. The next most popular avenue is health websites, with 89 percent…
Job satisfaction among clinicians is faltering, as physicians and healthcare professionals find it harder to be engaged with their work.
The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine and the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln, Neb. have announced a partnership to develop a clinical and academic affiliation, according to a WOWT 6 report.
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There is a gap in the quality of healthcare for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients, according to a report from the American Association of Medical Colleges.
While three-quarters don't want to, 44 percent of independent physicians expect to sell their practices in the next decade, according the 2015 Independent Physician Outlook & Sentiment Survey conducted by consultancy ProCare Systems.
At the Becker's Hospital Review CEO Strategy Roundtable in Chicago on Nov. 5, Andrew Hayek, president and CEO of Irving, Texas-based Surgical Care Affiliates, and John Scholl, executive vice president and CSO of Texas Health Resources, discussed how physician joint…
Allendale, Mich.-based Grand Valley State University announced it the expansion of its physician assistant program to Traverse City, Mich., where 12 students will start next fall, according to Up North Live.
Almost half of in-house physician recruitment professionals expect the volume of searches they will handle in the next year to increase, while the majority of recruiters at the management level already carry a workload of at least 10 searches, according…