Integration & Physician Issues

On Sept. 14, Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare and the University of Connecticut School of Medicine renewed their affiliation to train physicians and agreed to expand the number of residency and fellowship spots available for UConn students. 

Physician input is crucial to making and enforcing tough business decisions as financial stressors on the healthcare industry grow in strength, according to leaders at Ballad Health. 

Frederick Wolfe, MD, a pioneer in rheumatology who was instrumental in classifying fibromyalgia, died Sept. 5 at 87.

San Dimas Medical Group in Bakersfield, Calif., announced its closure on Sept. 12. 

Experts are concerned about the future of pediatric subspecialties due to physician and scientist shortages that could affect both the "current and future availability of pediatric subspecialty care and research," as well as have "potential ramifications for child health and…

Asian American students often experience racism and microaggressions in medical schools, highlighting an opportunity to improve training environments for this population, according to a study published Sept. 11 in JAMA Network Open.

Public health and preventive medicine physicians reported having the least burnout of physician specialties, according to Medscape's latest report on physician burnout and depression.

Twenty-nine healthcare providers are urging CMS to provide alternatives to opioids and incentivize non-opioid use.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, governing bodies and organizations have revised criteria, documents, policies and guidelines to include precautions against the virus. Healthcare is constantly evolving, but is health education keeping pace? 

A recent study found 30 percent of certified physician assistants reported at least one symptom of burnout, and almost 8 percent said they intended to leave their position in the next year.