Integration & Physician Issues

Thirty-six percent of physicians plan to retire or leave medical practice in the next 10 years, according to a survey conducted by Jackson Healthcare, a healthcare staffing company.

James LaBelle, MD, was named corporate senior vice president and CMO of San Diego-based Scripps Health in January 2013. As a physician who practiced emergency medicine for more than 25 years, Dr. LaBelle now leads Scripps' 2,600 affiliated physicians and…

Retail clinics could double over the next three years, from the current 1,400 or so locations to more than 2,800, according to a report by Accenture.

The Latrobe, Pa.-based Excela Health Family Medicine Residency Program, offered by Excela Latrobe Hospital, will increase the number of admitted physicians from 18 to 24.

There are numerous factors that are currently placing considerable stress on independent physicians and physician groups throughout the United States. Reimbursement rates continue to decline, as illustrated recently by the recent two percent reduction in Medicare reimbursements in connection with the…

Forty-two percent of practicing physicians are dissatisfied with their job, according to a survey conducted by Jackson Healthcare.

Nurse practitioners in Nevada will be able to prescribe medication without receiving permission from a physician first, thanks to a new law signed by Gov. Brian Sandoval, according to a Think Progress report.

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield's patient-centered medical home program achieved savings in 2012, the program's second year.

Physician residents at Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, Calif., rallied outside the hospital Tuesday against low pay and canceled labor negotiations, according to a report by The Bakersfield Californian.

As the physician shortage in the United States grows, so does the debate of the role non-physician providers, such as physician assistants and nurse practitioners, should play in patient care. The Association of American Medical Colleges' Consumer Survey recently found…