Here are four updates related to unions involving physicians in the last two weeks, as reported by Becker's:
The Latest
A recently introduced bill in the Alabama House of Representatives would allow more rural physicians to access income tax credits, CBS 42 reported Feb. 12.
As the independent physician market is shrinking, many ASC leaders are concerned about what they see to be problematic behavior from hospital employees.
State lawmakers in Iowa are considering several bills that aim to address the state's growing physician shortage, the Des Moines Register reported Feb. 12.
A group of physicians in South Carolina claim that exceptions in the state's abortion ban are too vague and infringe on their religious beliefs in a federal lawsuit, the Arkansas Advocate reported Feb. 10.
Here are three updates on union negotiations between Portland, Ore.-based Providence and the bargaining units within its system.
Here are the federal policies that four physicians told Becker's they are watching most closely:
Patient outcomes are at the heart of any health system, hospital or individual physician's mission.
Doctors for America has filed a lawsuit against the Office of Personnel Management and other federal health agencies for removing webpages from healthcare websites.
HCA Florida Northwest Hospital in Margate, Fla., has announced the addition of Victor Jaffe, DO, as its new chief medical officer, South Florida Hospital News reported Feb. 4.