As many of us scroll through our favorite news app, we are greeted by reports of workplace violence, from verbal and physical confrontations to fatal shootings. What is often missing from the headlines are stories of the increasingly high frequency of …
Physician incentives have long served as a way to improve patient outcomes and manage costs. But, a Dec. 3 article by the Association for Physician Leadership reportedly found several things that systems can do to improve the design of their incentive …
The District of Columbia’s health department is considering allowing certified registered nurse anesthetists to use the title “nurse anesthesiologist.” Organizations representing healthcare professionals have argued for and against the title change.&nb…
UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, Brian Thompson, was fatally shot on the morning of Dec. 4 while exiting a hotel in New York City, according to the New York Police Department.
The push to develop the first oral GLP-1 receptor drug for obesity is heating up, as three phase 3 drugs race to become the first approved oral treatment for obesity, Global Data reported Dec. 2.
The strong majority of practicing physicians — 79% — have never undergone a peer review, according to Medscape’s 2024 “Seeking Fairness and Real Guidance: Medscape Physicians and Peer Reviews Report 2024,” published Dec. 4.