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Physicians embrace cash-based payment models
Amid shrinking reimbursement rates and growing frustrations with administrative burdens, more physicians are turning to cash-only or direct primary care models. -
MultiCare opens clinical, training facility
Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System has opened a two-story, 22,000-square-foot facility to house two clinics and three graduate medical education programs, according to a Dec. 19 news release. -
Physician unions skyrocket in two years: 6 notes
Eight percent, or about 72,000, of physicians are unionized, and the number of official union drives among private-sector physicians has leaped in the past two years, Medscape reported Dec. 19. -
Lean methodology reduces surgical residency hours: Study
A new study from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that applying Lean methodology to surgical residency programs reduces work hours and improves program efficiency. -
What's missing from medical education: Poll
The demand for changes to medical school curriculum has been growing in recent years, and although schools are starting to make changes, many medical professionals want to see more. -
Partnering on EHR design for better care, easy migration: Insights and successes from University of Missouri Health Care
While innovative technologies in healthcare today aim to drive efficiency, reduce administrative burden and empower patients to take charge in their care, this hasn't always been the case. -
Where systems fail female physicians in career training: 8 notes
Eighteen percent of female physicians said their employer prioritizes their career growth, according to a recent Medscape report. -
What female physicians value in a workplace
Female physicians said that work-life balance and autonomy over patient care were their top priorities, according to a Medscape report. -
Medical schools partner to develop obesity curriculum
Ten universities are working on a national effort to create an obesity curriculum for medical schools. -
Ohio eyes changes to laws around reporting clinicians for sexual abuse
The Ohio Senate is considering a bill that would expand the definition of rape, and increase communication between medical boards, prosecutors and courts when a medical professional is charged or convicted for abuse, The Columbus Dispatch reported Dec. 10. -
Massachusetts offers new licensing path to immigrant physicians
Massachusetts has opened a path toward limited licenses for immigrant physicians to help ease the workforce shortage. -
Mount Sinai, US Anesthesia Partners to manage new anesthesia group
Mount Sinai Health System and U.S. Anesthesia Partners have teamed up to provide management services for Greater New York Anesthesia Services, a new practice group serving New York City. -
Are 3-year medical schools becoming the new standard?
In 2015, around eight medical schools were offering three-year medical programs. Today, that number has risen to more than 30. -
4 residency program closures, cuts in 2024
At least 20 hospitals and health systems have shared plans this year to launch new physician residency programs, though several are reducing or closing programs due to a range of factors. -
1st Jesuit osteopathic medical school to open 2027
Xavier University in Cincinnati has released more details on its first-of-a-kind medical school. -
Tufts Medicine's physician engagement strategy
As CEO of Tufts Medicine, Michael Dandorph always has an eye out for ways to involve physicians in strategic decision-making and enable them to have greater control over their practice. -
Why this university is teaching advanced practice providers how to cook
Greenville, N.C.-based East Carolina University is piloting a program that adds cooking and nutrition classes to its physician assistant curriculum. -
How physicians feel about peer reviews: 8 notes
Most physicians have never undergone a peer review, but 56% of physicians said they were concerned that peer reviews could be used to punish them, according to a Medscape report. -
Viewpoint: The case for a medical school AI playbook
Artificial intelligence must be thoughtfully integrated into medical education to ensure that it does not hinder students' development of critical foundational skills, according to a physician's op-ed published Dec. 1 in MedPage Today. -
A deep dive into Cleveland Clinic's 3-year medical school
Cleveland Clinic's three-year medical school is making waves by graduating medical students in less time but without sacrificing quality of education.
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