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The Association of American Medical Colleges has published its breakdown of U.S. medical school faculty and department chairs by race and ethnicity in 2022, and it shows a lack of Black, Hispanic and Asian representation, according to a July 26…

Surgical errors, medication errors and anesthesia errors are some of the most common reasons patients sue their physicians, according to an article by law firm Morris James published July 11 on JDSupra. 

The Federation of State Medical Boards has released data from its 2022 Physician Census, which provides a comprehensive compilation of physician license and demographic information. 

As artificial intelligence continues to take off in the healthcare industry, major players, including Apple, are trying their hand at healthcare. Here are eight major updates from the tech giant in healthcare since March 27:  

Congress is urging CMS to finalize a federal regulation that would overhaul prior authorization requirements within Medicare Advantage.

The vast majority of physicians (95 percent) give medical advice to their friends outside of the office, according to a July 20 report from Medscape, which surveyed more than 1,500 physicians across 29 specialties. 

While the average physician will leave medical school with six figures of debt, a number of states offer some type of medical loan forgiveness for physicians based on factors including income and practice setting. 

When considering entering private practice, there are several considerations for physicians to make, including the operational advantages and pitfalls of running your own practice. 

Connecticut has the highest wealth entry threshold for physicians, with earnings needing $952,902 a year in income to be considered part of the "top 1 percent," according to a July 18 report from CNBC. 

Emergency medicine management company American Physician Partners is closing and planning to transition its hospital contracts, according to a July 17 report from Bloomberg.