A study has found physicians spend about a third of their visits with patients looking at a computer screen, according to a United Press International report.
Integration & Physician Issues
Here are eight statistics on factors contributing to the expected physician shortage, according to a report by Barton Associates, a national locum tenens physician and nurse practitioner staffing and recruiting firm.
The Federal Trade Commission has weighed in, saying the elimination of certain supervision requirements for nurse practitioners and nurse anesthetists would likely benefit competition in Massachusetts.
Recent survey results show physicians are just as susceptible to being overweight as their patients.
The most popular physician structure within hospitals is the integrated salary model, with more than one-third of all U.S. community hospitals using it.
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Some physician specialties report being happier at their job compared to other specialties, according to new data from Medscape's 2014 Physician Lifestyle Report.
Timberline Medical, a family medicine and urgent care clinic in Estes Park, Colo., has joined Fort Collins-based Colorado Health Medical Group, according to an Estes Park Trail-Gazette report.
While inpatient hospitalists and outpatient internists both report high levels of burnout, hospitalists report more satisfaction with work-life balance, according to a study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
Chicago-based Rush Health is creating a private health information exchange for its physicians and hospitals with goals to improve care coordination throughout its network.
Engagement in their work is a key driver of physicians' satisfaction or dissatisfaction with their jobs, and a new survey shows how physicians define that "engagement."