Author: Francesca Mathewes

Health systems executives expect leaders overseeing AI projects to have increased importance in the coming years. Here are the new roles that execs predict will rise in prominence over the next three years, according to a Nov. 6 Healthcare Financial…

San Antonio, Texas-based Methodist Healthcare aims to expand its residency programs as the region battles severe physician shortages and “brain drain,” San Antonio Report reported Nov. 10. The shortage around the San Antonio area is largely due to brain drain,…

Some health systems have been gearing up for a Medicare prior authorization pilot, the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model from CMS. But the program is under fire, with six House Democrats, including two physicians, introducing legislation to shut it…

The shift to value-based care arrangements are a hands-on affair for physician practices as they take on a new approach to managing, tracking and reporting their practices and patient outcomes. Smart investments in technology can be a significant aid to…

The healthcare industry in 2025 is a challenging space for physicians, who face significant administrative, financial and regulatory challenges. However, there have still been numerous recent developments that support the expansion of the physician workforce and offer new pathways for…

Here are five recent statistics or developments that illustrate larger concerns and challenges physicians are facing in healthcare: 1. Twenty-two percent of employed physicians are unsatisfied or very unsatisfied with their autonomy at work, according to Medscape’s Employed Physicians Report…

Here are seven acquisitions of physician practice acquisitions since Oct. 1, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health signed an agreement to acquire Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging, a Las Vegas-based outpatient radiology group with 12 locations across…

Here are 15 appointments, exits or other moves by physicians in executive roles since Oct. 1, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Cliff Deveny, MD, president and CEO of Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health, shared plans to step down and transition into…

May Lau, MD, a physician specializing in adolescent medicine, has chosen to surrender her Texas medical license and move her practice to Oregon after being sued by Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations that she illegally provided gender-affirming care to…

The White House has confirmed the $100,000 fee associated with H-1B visa petitions applies only to new applicants outside the U.S., The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 20. Here are four other things to know about the update: 1. Employers…