Author: Staff

A new coalition has formed to advocate for policy moves addressing the healthcare workforce shortage.

A Henry Ford Health physician is suing the Detroit-based health system over a policy that requires an assessment based solely on age, The Detroit Free Press reported Oct. 19.

Here are five compensation updates physicians should know that Becker's has reported on since Sept. 27:

Female physicians see fewer patients but spend relatively more time working in EHRs, which results in lower productivity, but recent coding changes have helped level the playing field, according to a recent study published in Journal of General Internal Medicine.

The Iowa Board of Medicine is looking to update its licensing applications for physicians in a move that could encourage more physicians to seek mental healthcare, The Des Moines Register reported Oct. 18.

More than 400 primary care physicians working with Minneapolis-based Allina Health have voted to unionize, according to The New York Times. 

Median base salaries for healthcare executives have continued to rise, according to consulting firm SullivanCotter's "2023 Healthcare Management and Executive Compensation Survey."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that will gradually raise the minimum wage of healthcare workers in the state to $25.

Here are eight numbers to know about young physicians in 2023, according to Medscape's 2023 "Young Physician Compensation Report."

Over 100,000 U.S. healthcare providers — including 71,309 physicians — left the workforce between 2021 and 2022, according to an Oct. 16 report from Definitive Healthcare.