Physician Workforce

Female physicians working in nonrural practices deliver care more frequently via telehealth, according to a Sept. 3 study published in Health Affairs. 

Physician productivity is a focal point of success for healthcare organizations, but many are slow to adopt formal onboarding practices, according to a Sept. 5 article by the American Medical Association. 

Advocate Health is taking significant strides toward addressing burnout and fostering a more inclusive and supportive environment for its physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) through its "Best Place to Care" initiative. With a focus on enhancing engagement and wellness…

Independence versus employment is something that weighs on physicians across the country as reimbursement rates decline, operational costs soar and corporations continue to make sweeping buyouts. 

Talks between over 800 resident physicians at the University at Buffalo (N.Y.) and University Medical Resident Services are at a stalemate after the union representing the physicians rejected the university's most recent offer, reported WIVB News 4 Aug. 28. 

Here are three updates on physician unions since Aug. 1, as reported by Becker's:

For many physicians, weighing the scales of independence and employment comes down to leverage.

Johns Hopkins will begin waiving tuition for all students from families earning less than $300,000 a year after it received a $1 billion gift from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Union officials for a Massachusetts healthcare workers union vented their frustrations over delays in Steward Health Care's bankruptcy proceedings. 

The physician burnout rate dropped below 50% for the first time in four years, according to a survey by the American Medical Association.