Physicians who are satisfied with their work are more likely to accept help from nurse practitioners or physician assistants than their dissatisfied colleagues, according to a 2013 survey by Jackson Healthcare.
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Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C., opened the doors of its new osteopathic medical school Monday, the first medical school in North Carolina in 36 years, according to a News Observer report.
The primary care physician shortage is becoming a problem in the U.S., and one that is likely to grow, as just roughly a quarter of internal medicine residents go on to practice general internal medicine, according to the American College…
Only about 25 percent of internal medicine residents go on to practice general internal medicine, according to the American College of Physicians, which contributes to the growing shortage of primary care physicians in the United States.
Swainsboro, Ga.-based Emmanuel Medical Center announced it has acquired the Smith Rural Health Clinic and the private practice of Anthony Howard, MD, both located in Swainsboro, according to a report from The Forest-Blade.
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The Massachusetts Hospital Association has chosen Robin Richman, MD, to fill the newly created position of vice president of physician relations.
The merger between Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, the physician group of Chicago-based Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and Northwestern Memorial HealthCare has moved forward as members of the faculty foundation voted in favor of the merger, according to a…
Indianapolis-based Marian University is opening the Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine in August, the first medical school to open in Indiana in more than a century, according to a report by Inside Indiana Business.
Converting a physician practice into a patient-centered medical home is no easy task. So why should groups consider going through the process? Yvette Crabtree, MD, a physician partner from Sunflower Medical Group, a privately owned physician group in the Kansas…
The American Nurses Association has recommended to CMS that health insurers seeking to offer plans on state health insurance exchanges need to include a certain number of advanced practice registered nurses in the plan's network to qualify for the exchange.