Twenty-nine percent of anesthesiologists said having to work long hours is the hardest part of their job, according to Medscape’s “Anesthesiologist Compensation Report” for 2023.
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3 disciplinary physician licensing updates
Here are three physicians who have had their medical licenses suspended or restricted, as covered by Becker’s since May 11:
Know the risks: ultrasound and healthcare-associated infections
Ultrasound is one of the most common procedures in the United States, with more than 140 million ultrasound procedures performed every year.1 These procedures are highly variable, spanning many areas of medicine and involving different techniques, clin…
Weekend admissions tied to higher mortality: new study
A new analysis of more than 121 million hospital discharges found a slightly higher inpatient death rate among patients who were admitted on the weekend versus weekdays. The findings were published in the June edition of the American Journal of Medicin…
Ohio hospital goes live with Meditech
The Bellevue (Ohio) Hospital went live with its new EHR system, Meditech Expanse, on June 1.
15 healthcare systems have been hit with ransomware attacks in 2023
Since the start of 2023, 15 healthcare systems operating 29 hospitals have been targeted by a ransomware incident, BankInfoSecurity reported May 31.
Vermont regulators stand firm on hospital budgets
State regulators voted down a request from the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems to adjust target revenue growth rate or waive its enforcement, VTDigger reported May 31.
7 health systems using AI to reduce clinicians' documentation burdens
Administration burdens such as EHR documentation cost U.S. healthcare $1 trillion annually, but to combat this, hospitals and health systems have been using and piloting artificial intelligence and generative AI to help significantly reduce administrat…
Boston Children's begins onboarding new ChatGPT expert
Boston Children’s Hospital has begun onboarding its new prompt engineer who will focus on working with large language models such as ChatGPT, Mashable reported June 1.
The highest-, lowest-paid cardiologists: 15 stats
Although the mean annual wage among all cardiologists in the U.S. is $421,330, that can vary based on factors including experience and practice setting, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.
