More than half (53 percent) of osteopathic medical students and recent graduates matched into a primary care residency program during the American Osteopathic Association match this year.
Integration & Physician Issues
'"When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable." — Clifton Fadiman Everyone loves the idea of traveling the…
As inpatient utilization continues to stagnate, the opportunity surrounding outpatient care grows.
While the majority of physicians — 64.2 percent — feel highly engaged and passionate in their work of treating patients, just 41.5 percent feel engaged with their organization, a Physician Wellness Services and Cejka Search survey found.
The Chicago-based physician group affiliated with Vanguard Health System — now part of Tenet Healthcare — is looking to double its size and add 70 employed physicians throughout the next year, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.
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New England Baptist Hospital, an orthopedic specialty hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, both in Boston, are aiming to create a top orthopedics destination through a strategic partnership.
Massachusetts is often hailed as the template for healthcare reform, but Boston Globe opinion columnist Jeff Jacoby sees that as a scary thought given a recent report on physician wait times.
Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health & Services, a Catholic system, plans to partner with Seattle-based Pacific Medical Centers, or PacMed, according to a Puget Sound Business Journal report.
CMS is requesting applications for a new initiative, the Frontier Community Health Integration Project, which will test new models of coordinated and integrated care in rural areas.
Demand for healthcare is set to grow, thanks in part to the new insurance exchanges, Medicaid expansion and aging baby boomers. As demand grows, so does the strain on the already limited number of primary care physicians.