Family medicine is the most-recruited physician specialty in 2022, according to Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare’s “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.”
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10 traits and competencies of inclusive leaders
Diversity alone will not improve an organization’s results, according to a recent report from management consulting firm Korn Ferry. Inclusive leaders are key to driving positive results from nonhomogenous teams — and they tend to have 10 things in com…
CEO of Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics discusses ‘paradigm shift’ in health delivery systems
Earl Anderson is the CEO of Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics in Knoxville.
CEO of Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics discusses ‘paradigm shift’ in health delivery systems
Earl Anderson is the CEO of Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics in Knoxville.
Massey Cancer Center researchers discover potential novel treatment for incurable brain cancer
Researchers at Richmond, Va.-based VCU Massey Cancer Center discovered a driver of deadly brain tumor growth that could potentially serve as a novel target for treatment, it said in an email to Becker’s Oct. 5.
6 physician fraud cases in September
Here are six physician healthcare fraud cases since Sept. 1:
Patients more likely to drop ‘Dr.’ when messaging female physicians, study finds
Patients are more likely to refer to female physicians by their first name in electronic messaging compared to male physicians, a study published Oct. 5 in JAMA Network Open found.
Expect rise in infections after hurricanes, flooding, infectious disease physician warns
There will likely be an increase across a number of infections in the wake of Hurricane Ian, infectious disease specialist Judy Stone, MD, wrote in an Oct. 4 piece published in Forbes.
Atlanta hospital swamped after nearby medical center begins ED diversions
One day after Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center began diverting patients from its emergency department, Grady Memorial Hospital — about a mile away — is “packed,” NBC affiliate WXIA reported Oct. 4.
Emory Healthcare’s CIO on why the health system switched from Oracle Cerner to Epic
Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare switched its EHR from Oracle Cerner to Epic on Oct. 1, joining several health systems that have gone to Epic this month.
