Staff, Author at Becker's Physician Leadership

56% of medical group leaders cite staffing as biggest barrier to productivity

Staffing is one of the biggest productivity roadblocks medical groups face today, according to an MGMA Stat poll.

Senate bill would lift resident cap, combat physician shortage

U.S. Senators have introduced a bill that would remove a cap on the number of Medicare-funded graduate medical education positions to help with the nation's physician shortage, the Mountain Home Observer reported May 1.

Dr. Robert Moser honored for lifetime achievement in rural health

Robert Moser, MD, is the recipient of the Louis Gorin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Rural Health Care from the National Rural Health Association.

George Washington Hospital residents to unionize

Medical residents and fellows at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., have voted to unionize, according to an April 27 report from DCist.

Dr. Joon Sup Lee appointed Emory Healthcare CEO

Joon Sup Lee, MD, has been appointed CEO of Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare, effective July 1.

Cigna Group, Radiology Partners add physicians to leadership

Philip Ozuah, MD, PhD, has joined the board of directors of global health company the Cigna Group, effective June 1.

Does ChatGPT have a better 'bedside manner' than physicians?

AI chatbot assistant ChatGPT outperforms physicians in providing empathetic answers to questions from patients, according to a study published April 28 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

13 leadership updates outside the C-suite in April

Here are 13 leadership updates Becker's has reported on in April:

7 physician workforce updates in April

Here are seven physician workforce updates Becker's has reported on in April:

300 NYC physicians could go on strike for the 1st time since 1990

Ninety-three percent of voting members of the Committee of Interns and Residents have voted to authorize a strike at Jamaica and Flushing Hospitals in New York City, both members of the MediSys Health Network.