Author: Francesca Mathewes

Ambient AI scribes are boosting physician productivity and earnings, but may be contributing to rising healthcare costs at the same time, according to recent analyses published in JAMA Network Open and reported out by Medscape Jan. 16.  Here are five…

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has voted to recommend a 0.5% payment increase for Medicare physician services in 2027, in addition to the 0.25% and 0.75% updates specified in current law. In a Jan. 15 news release, the American Medical…

OpenAI recently launched ChatGPT Health, a new feature that allows users to securely upload personal health information—the most recent development in a continuous stream of AI-powered tools shaping the future of healthcare.  But physicians remain generally divided on their views…

CHG Healthcare has released a new resource aimed at helping health system leaders improve physician retention and engagement. According to a Jan. 15 news release, the Physician Alignment, Engagement, and Retention Roadmap includes strategies and tools to reduce physician turnover,…

Gainesville-based HCA Florida Healthcare and The UCF College of Medicine in Orlando will launch an internal medicine residency program at HCA Florida Capital Hospital in Tallahassee, with the first class of 12 residents starting in July 2026, South Florida Hospital…

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office has brought criminal charges against a California physician for allegedly providing abortion medication to a Louisiana woman via telemedicine.  A criminal arrest warrant has been signed for Remy Coeytaux, MD, PhD, a physician in…

Here are five physician executive appointments since Jan. 1, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Robert Cavagnol, MD, was appointed president for Carle Health’s Bloomington-Normal Service Area.  2. Chirag Choudhary, MD, was named vice president and chief medical officer of Cleveland…

Fatade Health & Medical Center in Martinsville, Va., will close April 29 after nearly two decades of operation, according to a message sent to patients and obtained by Rbs News Now in a Jan. 11 report. The clinic is led…

Representatives in Alabama have proposed a bill that aims to address the ongoing physician shortage by changing the state’s existing rural physician tax credit program, ABC News 3340 reported Jan. 12.   The bill would increase the current program’s annual incentive…

Technological developments, corporate interests and an aging population have transformed healthcare over the last several years creating new demands and challenges for incoming physicians. Three physicians recently joined Becker’s to discuss the things they believe need to change about medical…