Today's Top 20 Stories
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5 medical associations react to CMS' proposed pay cuts
Here are five medical associations' reactions to the proposed CMS rule changes to the physician fee schedule for 2024, which would constitute a 3.34 percent decrease from the conversion factor in 2023: -
4 steps hospitals can take to push their physician burnout efforts forward: AMA
While most hospitals recognize physician burnout is a serious problem, many are still in the early stages of addressing it. Here are four steps hospitals can take to push their programs addressing physician burnout further along, according to a July 18 report from the American Medical Association: -
CMS' proposed pay cuts could have 'detrimental effects on physicians'
Physicians nationwide have expressed concern over CMS' suggested 3.34 percent conversion factor decrease from its proposed Medicare physician fee schedule for 2024.
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Less than half of physicians 'very satisfied' with their specialty, poll shows
Only about 47 percent of physicians are "very satisfied" with their current medical specialty, according to a Medscape poll of 949 practitioners. -
ER doctors, advanced practitioners unionize at Ascension St. John Hospital
A group of emergency physicians at Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit — along with physician assistants, nurse practitioners and lead advanced practice clinicians — have voted to join the Greater Detroit Association of Emergency Physicians, according to the National Labor Relations Board. -
Meritus Health adds chief surgical officer
Adrian Park, MD, has been named chief surgical officer of Hagerstown, Md.-based Meritus Health. -
What are physicians taking tax breaks on?
Here are the tax breaks physicians use most often, according to the Medscape 2023 "Physician and Taxes Report":
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Best, worst states to work in
CNBC recently released two sets of reports ranking the best and worst states to work in. -
CMS pitches physician payment rule for 2024: 5 things to know
CMS released its annual proposed changes to the physician fee schedule for 2024 on July 13. -
11 practice data breaches from the 1st half of the year
Here are 11 major practice data breaches from the first half of 2023: -
The majority of US physicians feel overtaxed
Three-fourths of physicians feel as though they are currently being overtaxed, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians and Taxes"report, which surveyed over 1,200 physicians across 29 specialties.
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Eastern Carolina Emergency Physicians merges with Emergency Care Partners
Eastern Carolina Emergency Physicians has merged with Emergency Care Partners, a national provider of emergency medicine and emergency department management services for hospitals in Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, Louisiana, Florida, New York, Illinois and North Carolina. -
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island names chief medical officer
Farah Shafi, MD, has been named chief medical officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island. -
8 physician leaders in the headlines
Here are eight physician leadership updates Becker's has reported on since June 27: -
How physicians should prepare for the next 10 years of healthcare: AMA
Here are two ways physicians and health systems can prepare for the next decade of healthcare and cost cutting, according to a July 13 report from the American Medical Association: -
Top private equity deals by value of physician practices
Here are the top 10 private equity deals by the value of physician practices between 2012 and 2021, according to data from the American Antitrust Institute's report "Monetizing Medicine: Private Equity and Competition in Physician Practice Markets": -
Top private equity firms by number of physician practice deals
Here are the top private equity firms by number of physician practice deals between 2012 and 2021, according to data from the American Antitrust Institute's report "Monetizing Medicine: Private Equity and Competition in Physician Practice Markets," published July 10: -
Private equity acquisitions of physician practices up sixfold in a decade: Report
Physician practice acquisitions involving private equity firms have increased by more than six times over the past 10 years, according to data from the American Antitrust Institute's report "Monetizing Medicine: Private Equity and Competition in Physician Practice Markets." -
Physicians are moving away from small practices: 3 things to know
Over the last 10 years, physicians have migrated away from small practices, according to a survey conducted by the American Medical Association shared with Becker's July 12. -
Tennessee orthopedic surgeon shot, killed by patient in exam room
Benjamin Mauck, MD, has been identified as the physician shot and killed by a patient at Campbell Clinic July 11 in Collierville, Tenn.
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