Alejandro Quiroja, MD, has been named president of Corewell Health West in Michigan, effective May 1.
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Less than half of primary care physicians in the United States receive value-based care payments, according to the "2022 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians."
New York City-based Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at New York University Langone has added three physicians to its Hassenfeld Children's Hospital and the NYU Langone Transplant Institute to establish the Pediatric Liver Disease and Transplant Program.
University of Kentucky's College of Medicine is set to graduate its biggest class of physicians in history as the state and nation face a physician shortage, Northern Kentucky Tribune reported April 26.
Physician assistants in Washington received the highest average annual wage, according to data published April 25 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey.
Nurse practitioners make an average of $124,680 annually in the U.S., according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.
The average annual salary for physician assistants in the U.S. is $125,270, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.
Of the malpractice suits filed against dermatologists between 2011 and 2022, half were related to accidental injuries, according to an April 24 report from Medscape.
The American Hospital Association and the Federation of American Hospitals released a statement against physician-owned hospitals April 24.
Eva Slavcheva, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of St. David's Georgetown Hospital in Georgetown, Texas.