Some of the highest-paying physician specialties are also facing the most severe projected shortages. Becker’s gathered data from Medscape’s “Physician Compensation Report 2026,” the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Health Resources and Services Administration’s National Center for Health Workforce…
Integration & Physician Issues
Fifty-nine percent of healthcare executives said in a recent survey that physician specialists are the most difficult clinical job to fill, but the specialty that is most difficult for systems varies by state. Hospitals and health systems are grappling with…
Physician burnout is declining and systems are finding new ways to recruit physicians without raising pay, but international physicians are in limbo amid visa renewal delays. There are just a few things to know about the physician workforce in 2026.…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill into law that removes a requirement for physician associates with more than 4,000 hours of practice to have an on-paper agreement with a physician. The American Academy of Physician Associates applauded the move,…
Michigan physicians are urging state lawmakers to pass an agreement to keep the state in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, warning a lapse could disrupt care delivery and affect thousands of physicians practicing in Michigan under the agreement, Interlochen Public…
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The American College of Surgeons has devised the nation’s first framework outlining workplace standards for surgeons, it said in a March 4 news release. The framework provides measurable standards that can be customized by surgical specialty and are designed to…
A growing number of primary care practices are joining independent physician associations as a way to gain leverage in contract negotiations with insurers and avoid merging with large health systems, according to a Feb. 16 KFF Health News report. The…
The Oregon Nurses Association is petitioning Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth to maintain its longstanding partnership with a local emergency physician staffing group, according to a Feb. 12 report from NBC affiliate KMTR. Earlier in February, the health system announced it would…
Hospital affiliations with primary care providers are up about 17% in the last four years and are seeing mixed results, a recent Medscape report found. The “Realities of Primary Care Affiliations Report 2026,” published Feb. 6, surveyed 1,363 physicians across…
Some health systems are requiring physicians 70 and older to undergo comprehensive cognitive evaluations. Many physicians choose to retire instead, The New York Times reported Jan. 31. The physician workforce has faced an aging problem for decades. In 2005, more…