Physician Workforce

Health systems have trended toward what some would describe as an "excess of metrics" as a solution for driving performance in health systems, according to a March 4 article published by the American Medial Association. 

Physician pay and productivity increased in the fourth quarter of 2024, but physicians generated less reimbursement for hospitals, according to Kaufman Hall's "Physician Flash Report."

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has signed an extradition order for Margaret Carpenter, MD, a physician in New York who was indicted by a grand jury in Louisiana for providing abortion pills to a minor in the state via telemedicine,…

Here are four updates related to unions involving physicians in the last two weeks, as reported by Becker's:

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. 

Here are three updates on union negotiations between Portland, Ore.-based Providence and the bargaining units within its system. 

Goldberg law group laid out the five most common reasons physicians lose their hospital privileges, including admitting, surgical and telemedicine privileges, in a Jan. 31 blog post.

Here is a state-by-state breakdown of labor organizing efforts that have included physicians, and resident physicians and fellows, as reported on by Becker's since January 2024. 

Here are three updates on healthcare unions since Jan. 21, as reported by Becker's:

The percentage of primary care physicians affiliated with hospitals nearly doubled between 2009 and 2022, rising from 25.2% to 47.9%, according to a study published Jan. 17 in JAMA Health Forum.