Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. 'Hospitals only care about profits': 1 physician on the relationship between providers and the hospitals that employ them

    Paige Haeffele -
    Terry Lichtor, MD, PhD, a neurosurgeon and professor at Rush Medical Center in Chicago, joined Becker's to discuss the relationship between physicians and the hospitals they work for. 

  2. How do employed physicians feel about their autonomy?

    Riz Hatton -
    Half of employed physicians are very satisfied or satisfied with their autonomy, according to Medscape's "Employed Physicians Report 2023."

  3. How employed physicians are compensated

    Riz Hatton -
    Thirty-one percent of employed physicians' compensation is structured by salary only, according to Medscape's "Employed Physicians Report 2023."

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  1. Cigna ends prior authorization requirements for 25% of services

    Paige Haeffele -
    Cigna Healthcare removed prior authorization requirements from more than 600 medical codes — nearly 25 percent of services.

  2. 1100 physicians call for gun safety legislation in Tennessee

    Amelia Ickes -
    Over 1,100 physicians in Tennessee have signed a petition calling on elected officials to enact stronger gun safety legislation in the state, ABC affiliate WKRN reported Aug. 21.

  3. 9 chief medical officer moves in 4 weeks

    Amelia Ickes -
    Here are nine new chief medical officers Becker's has reported on since July 25:

  4. 94% of hospitals address physician shortages with telemedicine programs: Study

    Amelia Ickes -
    94.6 percent of hospitals have been addressing physician shortages through telemedicine programs, according to the results of the Eagle 2023 Telemedicine Adoption Survey.

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  1. Amazon Clinic to tier healthcare prices: What physicians need to know

    Amelia Ickes -
    Amazon Clinic — the company's most recent healthcare initiative — will be focused on price transparency and tiered pricing for healthcare services based on convenience and quality, according to an Aug. 22 report from Forbes.

  2. 4 physician groups to leave Proliance 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Three physician groups left Seattle-based Proliance Surgeons network in July, the group confirmed to Becker's.

  3. How states are approaching who gets to be called doctor

    Patsy Newitt -
    Nurse practitioners with doctorates have increasingly been pushing back on states' moves to address whether nonphysicians can be called doctors, The Washington Post reported Aug. 20.

  4. 10 worst states for physicians vs. nurses

    Riz Hatton -
    Hawaii is the worst state for physicians and nurses, according to personal finance site WalletHub. 

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  1. 10 best states for physicians vs. nurses

    Riz Hatton -
    Montana is the best state for physicians while Washington is the best state for nurses, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

  2. Key causes of physician death

    Claire Wallace -
    A study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings found physicians are at a higher risk of suicide than the general population, with suicide rates in the general population hitting an all-time high in 2022, according to the CDC. 

  3. 7 healthcare strikes in 20 days

    Riz Hatton -
    Here are seven strikes that involve hospitals and health systems that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 3:

  4. 5 states with the most active physicians

    Riz Hatton -
    California has the most active physicians of any state, according to May data from KFF:

  5. Why Iowa is the best state to retire in 2023

    Paige Haeffele -
    Iowa was found to be the best state to retire in 2023, according to financial website Bankrate.

  6. 10 worst states to retire in 2023

    Paige Haeffele -
    Iowa was found to be the best state to retire in 2023 while Alaska was found to be the worst, according to financial website Bankrate.

  7. 4 hospital closures in August

    Patsy Newitt -
    From financial challenges to declining admissions, here are four hospitals that filed for bankruptcy, closed or announced plans to close so far in August:

  8. Physicians see big noncompete wins

    Riz Hatton -
    Here are three major noncompete wins that Becker's has reported on since June 27:

  9. 'They should be outlawed': Why noncompetes are affecting physician-employer relationships

    Patsy Newitt -
    David Robbins, MD, gastroenterologist at New York City-based Northwell Health, joined Becker's to discuss noncompetes and the hardest choices he's had to make as a physician. 

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