Physicians working in Wisconsin are the highest earning on average, according to Medscape’s “2023 Physician Compensation” report, which surveys over 10,000 physicians across 29 specialties annually.
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Black people live longer in counties with more Black physicians: Study
Life expectancy is higher among Black people living in areas of the U.S. that have a higher proportion of Black primary care physicians, a study published April 14 in JAMA Network Open found.
The potential harms of long workweeks for physicians
The risk of medical errors increases when physicians have extended shifts or long workweeks, a study published April 12 in BMJ Medicine found.
HCA hospitals make 6 executive changes
HCA Healthcare, a for-profit hospital operator based in Nashville, Tenn., has made leadership changes at several of its hospitals in recent weeks.
Philips, Amazon Web Services partner on cloud imaging
Philips has expanded its partnership with Amazon Web Services to bring its imaging to the cloud and integrate it with generative artificial intelligence.
VA creates new committees for AI clinical oversight
The Department of Veterans Affairs has created an Artificial Intelligence Institutional Review Board and an AI Oversight Committee to review its usage of AI tools in clinical settings, FedScoop reported April 14.
HCA Florida hospital opens freestanding ER
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital in Miami opened a 10,000-square-foot freestanding emergency room April 17.
Epic to integrate Microsoft's generative AI into EHRs
Epic is partnering with Microsoft to develop and integrate generative AI into its EHR software, with health systems beginning to pilot the new integrations.
Screen women differently for heart disease, AHA says
The American Heart Association is calling on physicians to change the way they screen women for heart disease.
Healthcare orgs only dedicate 6% of IT budgets to cybersecurity
Healthcare organizations are at a disadvantage when it comes to protecting themselves from hackers as only 6 percent of their IT budgets are dedicated to cybersecurity, BankInfoSecurity reported April 14.
