Last year, 53 percent of physicians reported burnout. Among them, emergency medicine specialists had the highest rate at 65 percent, according to Medscape’s latest report on physician burnout and depression.
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Medical schools need to improve obesity training, physicians say
A condition that affects 42 percent of adults in the U.S. is one that medical schools only spend around 10 hours training future physicians on, a new study found. Obesity was formally declared an epidemic by the World Health Organization more than 25 y…
Some CFOs to invest less in ASCs: report
CFOs are aiming to reduce investment in ASCs, according to the “2023 BDO Healthcare CFO Outlook Survey.”
Mercy hospital looks to build employee housing
Mercy Health-Springfield (Ohio) is looking to build a 50-unit employee housing complex on an old Mercy Hospital site, NPR affiliate WVXU reported Feb. 1.
10 states with the largest decreases to travel nurse pay
The average weekly travel nurse pay in January in the U.S. was $3,077, down 20.49 percent from $3,870 during the same month in 2022, according to a report from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace.
UPMC, General Catalyst, Northwell: 16 digital health investments in January
Despite a slowdown in digital health investing, venture capital firms and health system venture arms continue to pour money into promising ideas.
5 athletes making moves in the digital health space
Originally known for their sports prowess, many athletes are starting to flex their investment skills and some are targeting digital health.
St. Jude Children's graduate school taps dean
Steven Varga, PhD, is the new dean of Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Physician nixes retaliation lawsuit against Massachusetts hospital, CEO
Richard Zelman, MD, formerly an interventional cardiologist at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Mass., has ended his lawsuit against the hospital and its CEO, according to a Feb. 1 report from the Cape Cod Times.
BJC HealthCare's approach to flexible scheduling for nurses
Amid today’s staff shortages and other workforce challenges, it is more crucial than ever that hospitals and health systems have a leg up when it comes to recruiting and retaining nurses. And multiple organizations are increasingly examining options th…
