Author: Staff

The University of Arizona Health Sciences is looking to address the physician workforce shortage by launching a primary care physician scholarship program.

University of Washington medical school alumni who trained in rural locations in school were twice as likely to establish a practice in a rural area, a study published Feb. 1 in the journal Academic Medicine found.  

Shawn Walls, DO, has joined the team at Piedmont HealthCare Davie Internal Medicine in Statesville, N.C., Iredell Free News reported Feb. 27. 

Adam Guntharp, DO, has joined the team at Access Family Health Services' Nettleton (Miss.) Medical clinic, Monroe Journal reported Feb. 27. 

Li-Shei Lin, MD, will be joining the team at CCRM Fertility San Francisco in Menlo Park, Calif.

Fourteen senators from rural states sent a letter Feb. 23 to CMS administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure urging her department to extend the Low Wage Index Hospital Policy.

The Biden administration is looking to require patients to go through an in-person examination before being prescribed most medications by their physician, according to a Feb. 25 report from CNN.

Burnout continues to be a cause for concern across healthcare systems, with 73 percent of physicians currently experiencing burnout, according to a report from Vital WorkLife. 

Toms River, N.J.-based pediatric network Pediatric Affiliates has partnered with Webster Equity Partners, a healthcare-focused private equity firm.

Aledade has added 450 primary care practices, including 60 health centers, to its network in 2023, making it the largest network of independent primary care providers in the country.