Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. The 6 specialties most affected by burnout

    Claire Wallace -
    Emergency medicine specialists are facing the highest rates of burnout this year, according to a July 9 report from the American Medical Association. 

  2. Nationwide Children’s names chief medical officer

    Paige Haeffele -
    Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Children's Hospital tapped Catherine Krawczeski, MD, as its next chief medical officer.

  3. Physician sues Iowa Board of Medicine for access to investigative files

    Patsy Newitt -
    Des Moines, Iowa-based Hamza Alsayouf, MD, has sued the state's Board of Medicine to gain investigative files, alleging the board violated state law by withholding information on him, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported July 8. 

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  1. Physician burnout on the decline

    Claire Wallace -
    Physician burnout rates have fallen below 50% for the first time since 2020, according to a July 2 report from the American Medical Association. 

  2. VA names chief medical officer of Rocky Mountain Network

    Paige Haeffele -
    The Department of Veterans Affairs appointed Susan Bray-Hall, MD, as chief medical officer for its Rocky Mountain Network.

  3. 'You can be part of the solution': A chief wellness officer's message to fed up physicians

    Paige Haeffele -
    Anjalee Galion, MD, chief wellness officer at Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), wants physicians attempting to grapple with the field of medicine's challenges to know that they are not alone.

  4. 5 numbers on the healthcare job market

    Paige Haeffele -
    In an ever-shifting economy, compensation expectations, availability of staff and career satisfaction are constantly changing.

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  1. Dr. Jose Romano appointed U of Miami's neurology chair

    Kate Muldoon -
    Jose Romano, MD, is the new chair of the department of neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. 

  2. Cedars-Sinai names president, CEO

    Paige Haeffele -
    Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has appointed Peter Slavin, MD, the former president at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, as its CEO and president. 

  3. 10 states that will pay off medical school debt

    Claire Wallace -
    The average U.S. medical student leaves college with $206,924 in loan debt, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. 

  4. Why 5 physicians are remaining optimistic about medicine

    Paige Haeffele -
    Rising supply costs, ongoing burnout and inadequate pay policies have all contributed to career dissatisfaction among a growing number of physicians. Despite the negative aspects of practicing medicine, many physicians remain optimistic about the future.

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  1. Iowa physician pleads guilty to HIPAA violation

    Patsy Newitt -
    An emergency room physician formerly of Iowa City, Iowa, has pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining the personal health information of multiple individuals. 

  2. Meet the physician teams headed to the 2024 Olympic Games

    Claire Wallace -
    As athletes prepare to head to Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games, so are their physician care teams. 

  3. Medical professor charged in $16M fraud scheme

    Paige Haeffele -
    A federal grand jury indicted a pharmaceutical researcher and medical professor charging him with defrauding the National Institutes of Health of about $16 million in grant funds from 2015 to 2023. 

  4. Healthcare's under-the-radar obstacle

    Paige Haeffele -
    Becker's connected with Nathan Merriman, MD, medical director of gastroenterology and digestive health at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, to explain why a lesser-discussed issue in healthcare — friction — is one of the industry's most important — and insidious — issues.

  5. The 'alarming' trend of payers acquiring physicians

    Patsy Newitt -
    Payers such as UnitedHealth Groups' Optum and Elevance are acquiring providers, and some leaders are wary about how these groups' rapid growth will affect the physician workforce. 

  6. The state of physician shortages

    Claire Wallace -
    The U.S. is expected to face a shortage of 86,000 physicians by 2036 as employment pressures persist nationwide, according to a 2024 report from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

  7. University Hospitals taps chief medical officer

    Paige Haeffele -
    Cleveland-based University Hospitals has named Judith Wolfe, MD, chief medical officer of its St. John Medical Center.

  8. The biggest challenges physician practices face in 2024

    Paige Haeffele -
    Administrative work is the biggest challenge for many physician practices, according to a recent survey by MedCentral.

  9. Indiana physician sues health system alleging breach of contract 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Orthopedic surgeon Greg Hardin, MD, is suing Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Alliance, for allegedly directing patients away from his practice, the Center for Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, Inside Indiana Business reported June 24.

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