More than a dozen physicians and advanced practice providers have left Dignity Health Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, Calif., after the health system’s medical foundation unilaterally changed its contracting arrangements with the Santa Cruz Medical Group late last year, Lookout…
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Eight states have no anesthesia residency program, which means ASCs operating in those markets have no local pipeline and no structural fix on the horizon. Here are 10 more things to know about the geographical discrepancies in the anesthesia provider…
The federal student loan landscape for healthcare students is in flux heading into July 1, when the Education Department’s Reimagining and Improving Student Education rule takes effect. The rule implements borrowing caps from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, eliminates…
The root of disappearing independent practices is not just reimbursement or referral diversion, according to Ahmed Hasan, MD, president of Lehigh (Pa.) Gastroenterology Associates — it starts in medical school. “When you’re in medical school, they don’t teach doctors how…
The headline number in most physician compensation reports is total cash compensation, which is base salary plus bonuses plus profit-sharing, but that figure doesn’t show how much depends on productivity metrics, patient satisfaction scores or quality measures outside their control. …
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Marit Health, an AI-powered platform and clinician community, has reached 100,000 users 15 months after launching, making it one of the fastest-growing platforms in medicine, according to a June 23 news release. The San Francisco-based platform, launched in March 2025…
The Health Resources and Services Administration projects a shortage of more than 81,000 full-time equivalent physicians by 2035, with 26 of 36 specialties expected to face deficits. Here is what the data shows about which fields are most exposed and…
As physicians continue to navigate a host of challenges in medicine — from growing AI use to financial uncertainties — several recent developments could provide some relief among the workforce. Here are three recent developments that support the growth of…
While unionization among healthcare workers and non-physician providers is a familiar phenomenon, resident physicians and fellows joining unions has only grown in recent years. “Physician unionization has massively increased since 2020, especially among interns and residents,” Rebecca Givan, PhD, associate…
A federal court has blocked the $100,000 H-1B visa fee that would have applied to physicians seeking to practice in the U.S., drawing praise from the American Medical Association in a June 8 news release. AMA President Bobby Mukkamala, MD,…