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Medscape Report 2025,” released Aug. 22, sheds light on how physician vacancies are shaping daily work life. The report, based on survey responses from 1,001 physicians collected between March 20 and ...
Stark law, originally enacted in 1989 to curb physician self-referrals, has become one of the most contentious regulations in American medicine. While designed to protect patients from conflicts of ...
A Potomac, Md., physician has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for distributing and dispensing controlled substances, the Justice Department said in an Aug. 26 release. What happened?
The American Gastroenterological Association is partnering with Latica, a healthcare data company, to launch a real-world evidence study evaluating living clinical guidelines for ulcerative colitis, ...
The American College of Cardiology is recommending that adults with heart disease receive routine vaccinations against influenza, COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus and other respiratory illnesses ...
Surgeons at Piedmont Atlanta have performed a rare combined heart-liver transplant, the first adult procedure of its kind in Georgia in a decade and only the second ever in the state.  Only about 50 ...
President Donald Trump’s Aug. 13 decision to revoke Executive Order 14036, a Biden-era directive to scrutinize consolidation across industries, including healthcare, could have a ripple effect across ...
From declining reimbursements to rising stipends and burnout, providers are sounding alarms about how anesthesia provider shortages can impact care delivery. Here’s what five anesthesiologists have ...
As surgical care continues migrating to the outpatient setting and the demand for anesthesia rises amid ongoing staffing shortages, a number of economic, regulatory and clinical issues have surfaced ...
Each of Washington state’s 39 counties is now designated at least partially as a “health professional shortage area,” according to the Rural Health Information Hub. In a viewpoint article published by ...
ASCs are balancing both promise and pressure as they expand their role in the healthcare landscape. Two leaders joined Becker’s to discuss where the industry must focus next to overcome challenges and ...
General Health System is adding Samuel Muller, MD, to its medical staff in September.  Dr. Muller is a board-certified anesthesiologist. Prior to joining OGHS, Dr. Muller served as an anesthesiologist ...