Physician shortages are impacting medical systems nationwide.
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The athlete-to-physician pipeline is not an uncommon one, with several football players and sports stars going on to attend medical school.
Hospitalists earned an average of $321,000 in 2023, up just $5,000 from the year prior, according to Medscape's 2024 "Hospitalist Compensation Report," published July 26.
Almost 30% of physicians are not at all supportive of accepting additional Medicaid patients into their practice, according to Medscape's 2024 "Doctors Evaluate Medicare and Medicaid Report," published July 12.
For some physicians, the fear of losing their job can lead to hesitation in speaking out on issues of safety, harassment or fraud. And, according to a July 24 blog post from the American Medical Association, this fear is often…
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From 2013 to 2023, the U.S. saw an approximately 67% increase in the number of medical malpractice verdicts awarding $10 million or more.
On July 10, CMS proposed changes to physician payment policies and The Medicare Merit-based Incentive Payment System MIPS program.
A 2023 report from insurer Humana found that the number of patients receiving care under value-based models has increased by 2.3 million in the last decade. This increase poses the question of whether it has the potential to overtake the…
Niagara Falls, N.Y., has picked up two new physicians in 2024 through its recruitment incentive program, according to a July 22 report in the Niagara Falls Review,
Approximately one-third of practicing physicians are considering either leaving the field or reducing their work hours, according to a July 23 report from the American Medical Association.