According to a recent study in Obesity, patients with obesity are 52 percent more likely to "doctor shop," or switch both primary care and specialty physicians frequently, because of perceived physician bias and overall negative interactions with healthcare providers. These…
Integration & Physician Issues
Nearly half of physicians report being unable to take on patients newly insured under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to the "Practice Profitability Index," sponsored by CareCloud, in partnership with QuantiaMD.
The Minnesota Medical Association has created a 13-member task force to look into ways to grow the state's primary care physician workforce, according to an Echo Press report.
Hendersonville, N.C.-based Pardee Hospital is looking into a possible partnership or formal affiliation with Blue Ridge Community Health Services, a provider of primary, dental and behavioral healthcare in Hendersonville, according to a Times-News report.
Although oncologists report a high level of satisfaction with their careers, many have experienced symptoms of burnout, according to a study presented at the 2013 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
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Hospitals and health systems seem to be employing physicians and physician practices left and right in an attempt to grow or preserve their patient bases and adjust to the changes brought on by healthcare reform. The number of independent physician…
Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, Calif., is starting a physician residency program in 2014 through its new family medicine program, according to a Lompoc Record report.
Nashville, Tenn.-based TriStar Health is enrolling physicians into its clinically integrated network, QLink, through July, according to a Nashville Business Journal report.
Physicians-in-training spend about eight minutes per day with each of their patients, and they spend the majority of time on activities indirectly related to patients, such as reading charts or entering orders, according to a new study in the Journal…
The number of hospitals requiring pediatricians to be board-certified has increased in the past five years, suggesting more hospitals are using external measures of quality to maintain trust with patients, according to a study from the University of Michigan.