The number of employed physicians is skyrocketing, and many leaders are concerned about how this workforce evolution will affect care quality.

The decline of private practice is on the minds of many healthcare leaders as reimbursement declines paired with rising practice costs are forcing some physicians to employed models. 

The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission has reviewed the effects of sale of financially troubled Steward Health Care's physician group, Stewardship Health, to Nashville, Tenn.-based Rural Healthcare Group, part of private equity firm Kinderhook Industries, for $245 million in cash, according to Oct. 10 comission meeting documents. 

The American Medical Association recognizes health systems that show dedication to physician well-being through it's Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition Program each year.

Muskegon, Mich.-based Hackley Community Care has appointed Byron Varnado, MD, as its new chief medical officer, Shoreline Media reported Oct. 14. 

Patient experience scores rose across all settings in 2024, from ASCs to medical practices to hospital and emergency departments, according to an Aug. 20 report from Press Ganey. 

Recent AI models are still far from accurate when it comes to clinical recommendations, a study published Oct. 8 in Nature Communications found. 

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The Michigan State Medical Society has launched a "tort tutorial" to educate physicians on Michigan's tort reforms.

Internal medicine represents the largest primary care specialty, while geriatrics represents the smallest, new KFF data shows.

Declining reimbursements in the face of soaring inflation and an increased demand for healthcare is a frustrating, but familiar, scenario for many independent physicians. 

Eight physician and healthcare groups reaffirmed their support this week for the regulation of unassembled firearm kits, or "ghost guns." The groups filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold the 1968 Gun Control Act, requiring regulation of unregistered firearm kits; the court is currently considering the matter.

The Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, N.J., is launching a new master's of physician assistant studies program. 

Amid mounting clinical demands, many physician leaders have been compelled to make personal and professional sacrifices to retain their influence and effectively advocate for both their fellow physicians and the well-being of patients.

Because of abortion restrictions, 60% of OB-GYNs in Texas said they fear legal repercussions if they provide care following evidence-based medicine, according to a report published Oct. 8 by consulting firm Manatt Health. 

Physicians from Johnson City, Tenn.-based ETSU Health Family Medicine visited patients in their homes, conducted welfare checks and offered supplies in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. 

While the value of physician leadership is widely recognized, a new survey by Jackson Physician Search and the Medical Group Management Association reveals that leadership development is often sidelined in medical training in favor of clinical skills.

Physician unions have been active in the last year, as resident physicians face a convergence of financial and work-life-related pressures. 

A group of emergency medicine physicians in Maine have assembled New England's first physician-only EMS response team, WABI 5 reported Oct. 7. 

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine, both based in New York City, received the Emergency Medicine Wellness Center of Excellence award from the American College of Emergency Physicians at the organization's annual meeting in September.