The U.S. healthcare system is one of extremes, in which the same patient on the same day can experience herculean efforts to return to health while being denied a $12 medication, according to one physician’s op-ed in The New York Times.
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The benefits, drawbacks of part-time physicians
While some leaders credit part-time work with keeping physicians in the fields, they grapple with how best to keep morale up while still providing patient care.
Medical groups 'stuck in fee for service' amid CMS pay cuts
Physicians are concerned about Medicare’s proposed physician pay cuts for 2024 — which would reduce the conversion factor by $1.14 (3.34 percent) — and argue the lack of clinically relevant alternative payment models available prevents medical gro…
Atrium rehab hospital first in US to join WHO alliance
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation is the only U.S. rehab hospital to be granted membership to the inaugural class of the World Rehabilitation Alliance.
UCI Health appoints new chief nursing exec
Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health has tapped Anne Marie Watkins, DNP, RN, to become its new chief nursing executive, according to a July 20 news release shared with Becker’s.
Medline Industries distribution center houses New York's largest rooftop solar project
Medline Industries, a private manufacturer and distributor of medical products, is now home to New York’s largest rooftop solar project at its Montgomery distribution center, according to a July 20 news release.
Michael Dowling: We have to be careful AI doesn't outsmart us
Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling said although artificial intelligence has the potential to enhance healthcare delivery, he fears there could come a day where the technology could outsmart the human brain, Politico reported July 20.
Massachusetts Medical Society supports over-the-counter birth control
The Massachusetts Medical Society and its Committee on Maternal and Perinatal Welfare voiced their support of the FDA’s decision to permit sales of over-the-counter progestin-only birth control, according to a July 18 news release.
3 healthcare data breaches that have impacted more than 1 million people
Healthcare data breaches are on the rise. Here are three hospitals and health systems reporting cybersecurity incidents that have affected more than 1 million patients:
4 areas where clinical IT leaders plan to increase tech spending
Eighty-five percent of clinical and IT clinical leaders expect their health systems to increase spending on technologies and health IT tools as organizations look for more ways to automate.
