• MetroHealth spinoff opens 4th imaging site

    MetroHealth's spinoff imaging company opened a fourth location in Westlake, Ohio.
  • Phoenix gains new medical school

    Tempe-based Arizona State University has selected Phoenix for headquarters of ASU Health, a new 'learning health ecosystem' that includes a medical school and expanded alliance with Mayo Clinic. 
  • 19 top jobs for retired physicians

    Approximately 1 in 6 retirees are considering returning to the workforce, according to a study from Paychex, a human resources consulting firm.
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    Cardiologist was the top-paid physician specialty in 2022, followed by orthopedic surgeon and pediatric surgeon, according to an Oct. 16 report from USA Facts, a nonprofit organization that conducts data analysis.
  • Physicians should stop Googling patients: Viewpoint

    Recent surveys found many physicians are Googling patients, which may lead to ethical issues, Pavan Amara, a student nurse, journalist and women's rights activist based in London, wrote in an op-ed piece published Oct. 18 in The BMJ.
  • Cleveland Clinic to centralize all US osteoarthritis clinical trials with new center

    Cleveland Clinic in partnership with the Arthritis Foundation will soon develop the largest repository in the country for osteoarthritis clinical trials, housed in a new Osteoarthritis Imaging Center, according to an Oct. 16 news release.
  • ACS debuts online course on disaster management, emergency preparedness

    The American College of Surgeons has released an online version of a course designed to equip physicians with best practices for responding to mass casualty incidents. 
  • New 373-bed hospital opens in New York

    Construction is finally complete for a new 373-bed hospital in Utica, N.Y., funded by a $300 million healthcare facility transformation program grant from the state's Department of Health.
  • Detroit hospital locks down after suspect with gun reported

    Detroit-based Sinai-Grace Hospital went on lockdown Oct. 14 after reports of a person entering the hospital with what they believed was a gun, Fox affiliate WJBK reported.
  • Organizations create AI to diversify medical school admissions

    A new predictive analytics model could help medical schools increase the socio-economic diversity of students in their MD programs, Tiber Health, a global network of medical universities, found.
  • Emergency physicians group rejects 'excited delirium'

    The American College of Emergency Physicians has withdrawn a white paper from 2009 on "excited delirium," saying the term should not be used in civil or criminal cases. 
  • 8 most popular specialties by active physicians

    Emergency medicine has the most active physicians of eight specialties studied in a recent Statista report.
  • 10 states with the highest number of active physicians

    All the states with the highest rate of physicians per 10,000 civilians are in the Northeast, according to a Statista report.
  • Why physicians are turning to side hustles

    Thirty-nine percent of physicians surveyed in a new report said they have a side gig going, usually to earn some additional money.
  • 'Assistant' or 'associate'? The title PAs prefer

    Fifty-one percent of clinicians prefer the recently revised professional title "physician associate" compared to 49 percent who prefer the original title of "physician assistant," according to new research from Barton Associates, a healthcare recruiting firm. 
  • Texas Hospital Association opposes ban on COVID-19 vaccine requirements

    The Texas Hospital Association is pushing back against a bill on the state senate floor that was introduced this week that would prevent employers from enforcing COVID-19 vaccination policies. 
  • Not enough progress on staffing issues, clinicians say

    While hospitals across the U.S. continue to develop and implement solutions for retention like nurse residency programs or other wellness initiatives, 48 percent of clinicians are "not at all" hopeful about the progress being made regarding staffing issues, respondents told Becker's via a September LinkedIn poll.
  • California VA hospital accused of violating patient rights with involuntary holds

    Patient advocacy organizations have accused VA Loma Linda (Calif.) Health Care System of violating patient civil liberties by placing some veterans on involuntary psychiatric holds as a precondition for their transportation to a hospital, the Press-Telegram reported Oct. 8.
  • Viewpoint: End the turf war over the 'doctor' title

    The 'doctor' title for advanced practitioners is not confusing patients, and it is time to end the "doctor-nurse game", Martha Libster, PhD, MSN, a psychiatric mental health clinical nurse specialist, said in an Oct. 8 opinion piece posted on Medpage Today.
  • Joint Commission CEO, wife give $1M+ to National Academy of Medicine

    A new position at the National Academy of Medicine has been endowed by Jonathan Perlin, MD, PhD, CEO of The Joint Commission, and Donna Perlin, MD, a pediatric emergency medicine specialist at The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial in Nashville, Tenn.

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