The American Academy of Physician Associates adopted the title “physician associate” for the PA profession in May 2021. At the time, it acknowledged the road to broadscale use of the new title would take up to two years due to regulatory requirements.&…
The use of the internet for medical information was only accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to more conflicting and erroneous advice for patients to be confused by in some cases, according to a March 2 article by the Association of American …
From consolidation to physician shortages, seven physicians recently spoke with Becker’s to discuss the healthcare trends they’re wary of in 2023.
McLaren St. Luke’s in Maumee, Ohio, will close and cease all outpatient services by mid-May after years of declining revenues and an unstable reimbursement environment, according to a March 3 news release.
The FDA has rejected a request from Elon Musk’s Neuralink to test its brain chips on humans, according to a March 2 TechCrunch story.
Human cases of deadly H5N1 avian flu continue to happen globally, with the latest human cases detected in China — prompting scientists to begin work on a vaccine.
Best Buy has partnered with five of the 10 largest U.S. health systems on remote patient monitoring, according to a March 2 earnings call.
Outpatient claims grew increasingly complex between 2004 and 2021 in emergency departments, urgent care centers and physician’s offices — even among specific, common diagnoses like urinary tract infections and headaches — according to a Feb. 27 P…
There is no quick fix to the financial difficulties facing nonprofit hospitals and health systems, but some providers will start to break even at some point in 2023 amid revenue growth and easing expenses, Fitch Ratings said in a March 2 report.
Greg Corrado, senior research director at Google, said the company sees healthcare as one of the greatest industries where artificial intelligence could provide real value, Politico reported March 2.
