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Seventy-seven percent of medical students and 74% of residents reported carrying debt from medical school, compared with 30% of practicing…
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Physicians who take on medical director roles often assume legal and financial risks they don’t fully understand, according to an Oct. 15 Medscape report. Here are eight things to know: 1. The title “medical director” has no legal definition, said…
Most health systems have spent the last decade adding digital tools one at a time: a website chatbot, a call center IVR, portal messaging, virtual visits. Each works on its own. Together, they create a fragmented experience. A patient who…
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- Sanjay Gupta, Executive Vice President & Chief Transformation Officer, Novant Health
- Ran Shaul, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, K Health
A service line is short two physicians. The employed group can absorb some of it. Per diem covers a few shifts. An agency can fill the rest by next month, at a rate someone will have to justify in the…
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- Greg Morgan, VP, Physician Enterprise, Hallmark
- John Buffa, CEO, Austin Major Group
- April Hansen, CEO, Barton Associates
- James Tekippe, Director, VMG Health
When health systems decide who should lead the medical groups they own, choosing a physician comes with a clear price tag, and new data shows that premium is holding steady. Physician presidents and CEOs of health system-owned medical groups earned…
Pay in 17 of 30 physician specialties failed to keep up with inflation in 2026, according to a Sept. 29 analysis from Marit Health. Consumer prices rose 3.4% in the 12 months ending in August, according to the Bureau of…
As health systems grapple with financial pressures and shifting operational priorities, some are making workforce reductions that extend to physicians. At least three health systems have laid off physicians in 2026, with cuts affecting clinical staff, administrative leaders and other…
America’s aging population is changing what health systems are asked to deliver, and the pressure is landing hardest on the specialties responsible for chronic disease, complex conditions, procedural care and preventive health. Cardiology, vascular care, oncology, gastroenterology, radiology, anesthesiology, primary…
Presented by:
- Andrea Leland, MBA, CPRP, System Vice President, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics
- Garth Weidmann, Division Vice President, AMN Healthcare
- Teague Morton, Vice President, Permanent Placement, AMN Healthcare
Harrisonburg, Va.-based Harrisonburg Family Practice has been acquired by Fishersville, Va.-based Augusta Health, according to an Oct. 15 news release. The seven-physician practice has served the Harrisonburg community for 50 years. It provides family medicine for patients of all ages,…
Amanda Harrell, DO, former chief medical officer of Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System, sued the system Oct. 13 in Jasper County (Mo.) Circuit Court, alleging she was fired on the basis of her sex and in retaliation for raising compliance…
Among physician associates (PAs) who reported burnout in 2026, 44% said it has lasted more than two years, up from 37% in 2024, according to Medscape’s PA Burnout & Depression Report 2026. The report, published Oct. 9, is based on…
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