Physician recruiting efforts have gone up in two medical settings: hospitals and academic medical centers, according to Physicians Thrive’s “2023 Physician Compensation Report.”
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Stanford Medicine Children's gets top rare disease designation
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health in Palo Alto, Calif., has been named a Rare Disease Center of Excellence by the National Organization for Rare Disorders, according to a May 11 news release.
Envision plans layoffs in New York, Pennsylvania
Envision Physician Services, a division of Envision Healthcare, is laying off administrative workers who work at hospitals and other healthcare facilities in New York and Pennsylvania, according to recently filed Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifi…
From Gen Z to baby boomers: Who uses digital health the most
Gen Z uses digital health more than any generation, with 62 percent of its members communicating via patient portals and 55 percent doing virtual visits, a May 11 Pymnts report found.
Iowa PAs allowed to practice without supervising physician under new law
Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa has signed into law legislation that allows physician assistants to practice independent of a supervising physician.
Washington physician surrenders license following misdiagnosis, complaints
Former physician Mendel Gordin, MD, surrendered his medical license after he was accused of making inappropriate comments to several patients and misdiagnosing one of them, The Bellingham Herald reported May 10.
NP pay vs. average cost of living in each state
Below is the average salary for nurse practitioners by state compared to each state’s average cost of living index, using data from insure.com and ZipRecruiter:
Georgia health system launches continuous RPM program
Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare is launching a new continuous care program at two of its medical facilities with the aim of improving collection of patient information from remote care devices.
Mercy Health taps COO of closed Ohio hospital
Cincinnati-based Mercy Health has named Alison Avendt president of its Perrysburg (Ohio) Hospital, just days after her previous place of employment shuttered.
Troubled Miami heart transplant program gets new leaders
Jackson Memorial Hospital has tapped new leaders for the Miami Transplant Institute’s heart transplant program, which has been suspended since March, the Miami Herald reported May 11.
