Integration & Physician Issues

Nearly 40 percent of the nation's physicians are experiencing at least one symptom of burnout, according to Medscape's Physician Lifestyle Report 2013.

Many physicians are not open to expanding the scope of practice for advanced practice nurses, according to a recent survey conducted by DoctorDirectory.

House Republicans have proposed a plan that would slowly shift Medicare reimbursement to a combination of fee-for-service and pay-for-performance, according to a Medscape Medical News report.

Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., have announced their respective cancer centers will enter into an affiliation, according to a NJBiz.com report.

Three obstetricians and gynecologists with Finger Lakes Medical Associates, a multi-specialty practice in Geneva, N.Y., are terminating their relationship with Geneva (N.Y.) General Hospital, effective May 1, according to a YNN report.

The Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, a new medical school at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., has a specific mission, according to a Kaiser Health News report: to create new primary care physicians.

A group of independent physicians and local businesses in and around Orlando, Fla., have joined together to form the Association of Independent Doctors, a trade association, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.

Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreens is expanding services at its Take Care Clinics to include management for chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma and others.

California has the highest number of oncologists, according to State Health Facts, a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

For hospitals, a strategy to expand market share requires more than adding physicians to the ranks. Hospitals can strengthen their market share by borrowing efficiencies and strategies that have traditionally been mainstays in the retail industry. John R. Thomas, CEO…