Becker's Physician Leadership

Social media and artificial intelligence are changing how patients seek out medical information, often shaping their expectations before they enter the exam room. For physicians, the challenge is no longer whether patients should turn to these platforms, but how to…

For most of 2026, hospital and health system layoffs have stayed away from the bedside. Systems have trimmed leadership layers, outsourced IT and consolidated administrative functions, often stating outright that front-line care teams would not be affected. But physicians have…

After a decade of private equity deals and practice consolidation, orthopedic surgeons at an Illinois ASC say younger surgeons are becoming more skeptical of giving up control of their practices. “It used to be coming out of residency that 70%…

Eighteen states now ban or effectively void physician noncompetes, and three of them acted in 2026: Maine, Utah and Virginia. Washington will join them June 30, 2027, when it voids all noncompetes. Another 10 states and Washington, D.C., significantly restrict…

Median annual physician productivity runs from 4,964 work relative value units in psychiatry to 12,500 in radiology, according to an Oct. 21 report from Marit. The analysis drew on 4,456 salary reports on Marit’s platform with wRVU detail as of…

Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University is set to acquire Pottstown (Pa.) Medical Specialists, a 48-year-old physician-owned group, after the group canceled its bankruptcy auction and named Jefferson the successful bidder. Pottstown Medical Specialists filed for Chapter 11 on Aug. 30 in…

Illinois’ End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act has been in effect since Sept. 12, while three federal lawsuits are already shaping which providers must follow its requirements. The law, also known as Deb’s Law, was signed by Gov. JB…

A federal judge has denied dueling summary judgment motions in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s lawsuit against Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital over its cognitive and vision testing of physicians 70 and older. The ruling sends the age and disability…