Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. These drugs are in shortage: What physicians need to know

    Amelia Ickes -
    Six medications have fallen into short supply since late August, according to recent reports from the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

  2. The business aspect of medicine is 'too complex': Why physicians are choosing employment

    Patsy Newitt -
    Lawrence Kaplan, MD, associate dean at the Philadelphia-based Lewis Katz School of Medicine, joined Becker's to discuss whether he would choose employment or private practice if he was just beginning his career. 

  3. 10 best states for physicians to practice

    Paige Haeffele -
    Montana is the best state to practice medicine, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

The art of simplicity: How to streamline patient access and reduce staff burden?

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  1. US News' top 10 BSN programs for 2023-24

    Paige Haeffele -
    Duke University in Durham, N.C., and Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania have the best Bachelor of Science in nursing programs in the country, according to rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

  2. American Physician Partners files for bankruptcy

    Amelia Ickes -
    Emergency medicine management company American Physician Partners has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

  3. Cone Health names chief academic officer

    Amelia Ickes -
    Brian Boies, MD, has been named chief academic officer of Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health.

  4. Nemours Children's Health appoints enterprise physician-in-chief

    Amelia Ickes -
    Matthew Davis, MD, has been appointed executive vice president, enterprise physician-in-chief and chief scientific officer of Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children's Health.

Managing Patient Throughput with AI: Unlocking Capacity

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  1. Comments are in on CMS' proposed physician fee schedule: 5 things to know

    Paige Haeffele -
    Input on CMS' proposed physician fee schedule for 2024 was due last week — and among comments from providers, private insurers and other healthcare players, there were a few common themes.

  2. Florida physician to pay $20M for malpractice suit 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Joshua Glauser, DO, a physician at Baptist Health Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital, must pay $20 million to the family of a patient who died while being treated for acute pancreatitis, Palm Beach Post reported Sept. 14. 

  3. What changes are physicians experiencing?

    Amelia Ickes -
    Here are some changes that physicians have experienced over the past year, according to data from the Physicians Foundation's "2023 Survey of America's Current and Future Physicians."

  4. University of Maryland School of Medicine names dermatology leader

    Amelia Ickes -
    Shawn Kwatra, MD, has been appointed the next chair of the University of Maryland School of Medicine department of dermatology and chief of service of dermatology at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.

2 tech leaders on Orlando VA Medical Center's path to innovation

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  1. Accolade expands physician leadership team

    Amelia Ickes -
    Connie Hwang, MD, has joined personalized healthcare company Accolade as its chief medical officer.

  2. Massachusetts man charged with impersonating physician, obtaining prescription drugs

    Patsy Newitt -
    Pascal Girault, 21, of Stoughton, Mass., has been indicted on charges of impersonating a physician to illegally obtain prescription drugs and then sell them. 

  3. Blue Cross of Idaho names chief medical officer

    Paige Haeffele -
    Melissa Kizilos, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of Meridian-based Blue Cross of Idaho. 

  4. Physicians beware: 10 worst states to practice

    Paige Haeffele -
    Hawaii is the worst state to practice medicine, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

  5. How resident pay increases year over year

    Paige Haeffele -
    The average resident's pay increases by $13,000 after six years of training, according to data from Medscape. 

  6. Inside the argument over who gets to call themselves 'doctor'

    Amelia Ickes -
    Three nurses with doctorates of nursing practice in California recently sued the state's attorney general, leaders of the Medical Board of California and the California Board of Registered Nursing over the right to call themselves "doctor."

  7. What are residents looking for in a program?

    Amelia Ickes -
    Here's what residents said was the most important factor when seeking their first residency, according to Medscape's "2023 Resident Salary and Debt Report":

  8. Indiana State Medical Association names new president

    Amelia Ickes -
    David Diaz, MD, has been named the next president of the Indiana State Medical Association, The Hamilton County Reporter reported Sept. 15.

  9. Covenant Health names service area chief medical officer

    Amelia Ickes -
    Lara Johnson, MD, has been appointed by Lubbock, Texas-based Covenant Health as the chief medical officer of its Lubbock service area, The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported Sept. 14.

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