A federal bill was reintroduced in March that would require systems to report on DOs accepted to their system or face a 2% annual reduction in Indirect Medical Education payments. The Fair Access in Residency (FAIR) Act, HR 2314, is…
Integration & Physician Issues
Twenty-two percent fewer physicians are considering leaving medicine in 2025 compared to November 2023, a new survey found. The survey, conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Boston-based healthcare technology company Athenahealth, probed the opinions of 750 primary care physicians…
Neurologists reported the highest rate of burnout at 43% while oncologists reported the highest rate of depression at 15%, according to Medscape. Medscape surveyed more than 5,700 physicians across more than 29 specialties between July 1 and Oct. 2. The…
CMS is extending the 2024 merit-based incentive payment system deadline and reopening the extreme and uncontrollable circumstances exception for disruptions related to the intravenous fluid shortage. The payment program’s previous deadline was March 31, but following the American Medical Association’s…
To meaningfully address the growing physician shortfall, the nation’s healthcare system must confront long-standing structural barriers that limit individuals’ capacity to enter, remain in and thrive in the field, health system leaders say. These include the high cost of medical…
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Two years after the emergency medicine residency match rate fell to 81.8%, the specialty’s fill rate is approaching its prepandemic norm. In 2023, an unprecedented 555 emergency medicine positions went unfilled. The next year, the fill rate increased to 95.5%,…
The American Medical Association is urging CMS to reopen a payment program exception before a March 31 deadline as a nationwide intravenous fluid shortage pummels the healthcare industry. CMS has previously offered an extreme and uncontrollable circumstances exception for the…
Medical journals provide the latest information in best practices, but often most of their knowledge is locked behind a paywall beyond most physicians’ reach. That’s why Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah created a program…
On March 18, Arkansas became the 14th state to join the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact. With the passing of SB 101, licensed physician assistants in Arkansas will soon be allowed to practice in some other states. The 13 other states…
To understand American healthcare today doesn’t require mastery of CRISPR or mRNA vaccine technology or the latest minimally invasive cardiac procedure — although these are all wonderful and life-changing innovations. Instead, the topic currently guiding much of our understanding is…