About 160 clinicians at Cambridge (Mass.) Health Alliance have filed paperwork with the state to form a union, citing concerns over burnout and unsustainable working conditions, according to The Boston Globe.
Baltimore has been named the richest U.S. city — not for its annual personal income, but due to its high concentration of wealthy households, according to a recent study from property manager Evernest.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health and Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Health System have shared plans to launch a strategic partnership to enhance pediatric care in Broward County (Fla.), according to a Nov. 21 news release.
The long-standing federal cap on Medicare-supported residency slots coupled with ongoing economic challenges faced by hospitals could spell trouble for the nation’s physician shortage.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is exploring an overhaul of Medicare’s physician payment model and looking to shift health incentives toward primary care and prevention, The Washington Post reported Nov. 21.
Hospital-based colonoscopy facility fees are more than 50% higher than the same service in a physician’s office, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open in 2023.
Olympus and NTT have jointly developed the world’s first cloud-based endoscopy system that processes endoscopic videos on the cloud, according to a Nov. 19 news release.