Hospitals are turning toward hospitalists to help them address physician shortages and ever-growing patient volumes in the inpatient setting. In fact, in 2012, hospitalists were found to be the second most-placed physician specialty, according to physician search company, The Medicus…
Integration & Physician Issues
A budget, proposed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich, would give medical schools in the state about $200 million over a two-year period, according to a News and Sentinel report.
Lafayette (La.) General Medical Center has become a teaching hospital as of Monday after taking over University Medical Center, also in Lafayette, according to a report by The Advocate.
Family Medical Clinic at Estes Park Medical Center (Colo.), a multispecialty group made up of physicians on Estes Park Medical Center's medical staff, has changed its name to Estes Park Medical Group, according to an Estes Park Trail Gazette report.
Half of physicians reported working between nine to 11 hours a day, according to a survey conducted by Jackson Healthcare, a healthcare staffing company.
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Just 35.4 percent of physicians reported being "beyond satisfied" or "satisfied" with their income level and the amount of hours they worked, according to The Medicus Firm's 2013 Physician Practice Preference & Relocation Survey.
Of physician residents and fellows graduating in 2013, 61 percent started interviewing prior to January, up from 41 percent of those graduating in 2012, according to the Residents and Fellows Survey conducted by Cejka Search.
CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner has announced Physician Compare, a website that allows patients to search information about physicians and other care providers, has been redesigned with an improved search function and new information.
A recent survey found patients welcome physician assistants and nurse practitioners to have a larger role in their care, but the country remains splintered, as 24 states still require physician involvement in diagnoses and treatment.
Medical practice executives picked the five top professional challenges they face running a group practice in "Medical Practice Today: What members have to say," a survey by the Medical Group Management Association-American College of Medical Practice Executives.