The California Senate has passed two bills that aim to address the state's physician shortage, according to a report by The Republic/Associated Press.
Integration & Physician Issues
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recognized physician assistants as valuable healthcare providers during a general session at the American Academy of Physician Assistants' annual conference yesterday.
Nearly 60 percent of physician practices want to stay independent and are not looking to sell, according to the "Practice Profitability Index," sponsored by CareCloud, in partnership with QuantiaMD.
"The rapidly changing healthcare landscape demands a disciplined approach to risk assessment," said Matt Weekley, leader of the national healthcare industry practice at Plante Moran, during a May 23 webinar hosted by the accounting and consulting firm.
Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health is expanding its outpatient clinic network by adding two urgent care clinics, according to a Washington Business Journal report.
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Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., has established a lung nodule center to provide early diagnosis and comprehensive treatment for lung cancer patients, according to a Newsday report.
Physicians consider many aspects of a location before choosing to settle in and practice medicine there, but they find some traits more important than others, according to results from a Medscape survey.
More than 97 percent of shareholders of Madison, Wis.-based multispecialty physician group Dean Health Systems voted in favor of merging with St. Louis-based Catholic hospital system SSM Health Care.