Revenue and expense data from the last year could point to a need for to reconsider the traditional physician employment model, according to Kaufman Hall's "Physician Flash Report for 2023"
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From provider burnout to physicians leaving their positions, here are nine workforce updates that Becker's reported on in January:
Nearly one-third of academic physicians said they plan to leave their institutions in the short term, according to a study published Dec. 15 in JAMA Network Open.
Connecticut-based private equity firm Peloton Equity has invested in OnPoint Healthcare Partners, an AI-enabled technology services provider focusing on reducing physician burnout and improving administrative efficiencies.
A man from Glendale, Calif., was sentenced Jan. 31 to 10 years in prison for a Medicare fraud scheme.
In October, American Medical Association president Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, referred to the physician shortage as an "urgent crisis," leading to strain on physicians, administrative burdens and growing consolidation across the healthcare field.
Here are five healthcare partnerships, acquisitions and mergers that physicians should know, as reported by Becker's since Jan. 22:
CMS finalized a rule Jan. 17 requiring certain payers to include a specific reason when denying requests, publicly report certain prior authorization metrics, and send decisions within 72 hours for urgent requests and seven calendar days for standard requests beginning…
Nearly one-third of physicians said they have experienced clinical depression, while another 67% said they've faced colloquial depression in Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report."
Nearly half of physicians said increasing compensation was the No. 1 solution that could address burnout in the healthcare space, according to Medscape's "Physician Burnout & Depression Report 2024" released Jan. 26.