Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. Google seeks physician for public health clinical lead

    Laura Dyrda -
    Google is willing to pay $208,000 to $306,000 plus bonus and equity for a physician leader with experience in public health, according to a recent job listing.

  2. 'I get paid the equivalent of $12 an hour': How residents feel about their pay 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Medscape surveyed 1,000 residents on their earnings in its 2023 "Resident and Salary Debt Report."

  3. Why residents don't feel fairly compensated

    Riz Hatton -
    Eighty-six percent of residents who do not feel fairly compensated said it's because their compensation does not reflect their work hours, according to Medscape's "Resident Salary & Debt Report 2023."

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

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  1. The world's best hospitals in 12 specialties

    Paige Haeffele -
    The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., holds the top rank in the world for hospitals in eight out of 12 specialties, according to rankings released by Newsweek. 

  2. The 20 'smartest' hospitals in the world

    Paige Haeffele -
    Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., was named the "smartest" hospital in the world by Newsweek. 

  3. Englewood Health appoints 3 physician leaders

    Amelia Ickes -
    Englewood (N.J.) Health has appointed three new physician leaders to oversee a variety of specialties.

  4. 1 in 4 health visits are provided by non-physicians

    Amelia Ickes -
    One-fourth of health visits in the United States are delivered by non-physician providers, according to a study published Sept. 14 in the BMJ.

Managing Patient Throughput with AI: Unlocking Capacity

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  1. UT Southwestern Medical Center names physician leader

    Amelia Ickes -
    Jonathan Efron, MD, has been appointed executive vice president for health system affairs and will lead the clinical operations of UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

  2. Why well-being is low for current and future physicians: 8 takeaways

    Amelia Ickes -
    For the third year in a row, 6 in 10 physicians included in the Physicians Foundation's "Survey of America's Current and Future Physicians" reported experiencing burnout.

  3. 3 physician, nursing groups striking in the last week

    Paige Haeffele -
    Here are three groups of medical professionals that have announced plans to or held strikes, as reported by Becker's since Sept. 7: 

  4. The US' largest health system: A state-by-state breakdown

    Paige Haeffele -
    Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is the largest health system in the U.S. by number of hospitals as well as net patient revenue, according to data from Definitive Healthcare, a healthcare analytics firm. 

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

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  1. Why the CMS physician payment schedule needs to be reevaluated, per the AHA

    Amelia Ickes -
    The American Hospital Association sent a comment letter Sept. 11 to CMS arguing that the Medicare physician payment schedule should be revised.

  2. Why these 6 healthcare execs are leaving their roles

    Amelia Ickes -
    Healthcare executives across the country are leaving their roles, whether it's to pursue new positions, retire or for other reasons.

  3. Does better healthcare correlate with happiness? A state-by-state comparison

    Amelia Ickes -
    Better healthcare does not correlate with overall happiness, according to comparison of data from WalletHub on the best states for healthcare and the happiest states in the U.S.

  4. Hospital joint ventures: 5 things physicians should know

    Paige Haeffele -
    As the pandemic-related slowdown in health system financial moves eases, hospital joint venture deals are expected to climb in the coming months.

  5. The best healthcare companies to work for in 2023

    Paige Haeffele -
    Indianapolis-based Elevance Health, formerly ​​Anthem, secured the No. 1 spot of Fortune and Great Place to Work's "40 Best Large Workplaces in Health Care." 

  6. Physicians want Medicare payments restructured now — here's why

    Patsy Newitt -
    Proposed Medicare cuts for physicians are "bad policy, bad timing and bad for patients," threatening healthcare access, the American Medical Association said in a Sept. 11 news release. 

  7. The state of nursing: 5 things to know

    Riz Hatton -
    Here is a snapshot of the nursing industry in five notes: 

  8. What are the best states for emotional and physical well-being?

    Amelia Ickes -
    Here are the 15 top-ranking states for the emotional and physical well-being of their residents, according to recent data from WalletHub:

  9. 5 private equity moves in healthcare

    Amelia Ickes -
    Here are five moves related to private equity in healthcare that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 17:

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