Five updates from Oakland, Calif.-based health system Kaiser Permanente:
Category: ASC News
5 hottest job markets ready to grow
The hottest job markets right now are midsize cities poised for growth, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Physicians & fair compensation: 29 specialties ranked
More physicians working in public health and preventive medicine report feeling fairly compensated than physicians in 28 other specialties, according to Medscape’s “Physician Compensation Report 2022,” released April 15.
Physicians in physician-owned practices more satisfied with their EHRs, study says
Physicians working in physician-owned practices are more likely to be satisfied with their EHRs, according to a study by researchers at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital published April 21 in JAMA Network Open.
Hospitals relax mask rules & 4 more COVID-19 updates
Five COVID-19 updates from the last 10 days:
Self-employed physicians make 18% more than employed
Self-employed physicians make 18 percent more than employed physicians, according to Medscape’s “Physician Compensation Report 2022,” released April 15.
Physician noncompete contract is ‘partially unreasonable,’ Ohio court says
An Ohio appellate court affirmed a ruling earlier this year that a provision of a physician’s noncompete contract was “partially unreasonable,” JDSupra reported April 21.
Texas physician charged with illegally distributing 40K opioid pills
Paul Silva, MD, a San Antonio physician whose license has been suspended, was charged with illegal opioid distribution, San Antonio Express News reported April 21.
Private practice attracts physicians with an ‘appetite for risk,’ gastroenterologist says
In the current healthcare climate, only physicians who are willing to risk the comforts of employment will turn to private practice, according to Gabriel Ionescu, MD.
Corporation-owned physician practices jumped 84% since 2019
The pace of corporate acquisitions of private practices accelerated during the pandemic, according to an April 2022 report from Avalere.
