Physicians
CategorySurgeons Plan to Use Hepatitis-Infected Hearts to Slash Wait for a Transplant
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are getting ready to test transplanting hepatitis C-infected hearts.
For First Time, Physician Practice Owners Are Not the Majority
2016 marked the first year in which physician practice ownership is no longer the majority arrangement.
Millennial Physicians Sound off on State of Medicine Today
Some concerns relate to excessive paperwork, administrative burdens, EHR issues, bureaucratic issues, and government regulations, and medical school debt.
Mindfulness Is the Key to Physician Burnout
Researchers have turned their attention on mindfulness benefits on physician burnout and physician stress relief and are finding promising results.
Physician-owned Hospitals Have Positive Impact on Communities
As Congress grapples with the issues of the most expensive health care system in the world, we work to find solutions to reduce health care costs while improving value.
Physicians’ Age Linked to Patients’ Mortality Risk
Hospitalized patients have a slightly higher risk of dying when treated by older hospitalists.
Are You Now, or Have You Ever Been, a Bad Doctor?
Anonymous online reviews of physicians are used to judge physicians, putting their careers and livelihoods on the line.
Blowing Smoke
Profit motive—and scant evidence—propel dire warnings about surgical fumes.
8 Things That Excellent Hospital Doctors Do
Growing competition for new customers is inspiring American hospitals to focus on providing a more positive patient experience — and hospitals expect their doctors to do their part.
Clinicians in the C-Suite
Leveraging physicians and nurses who care as much about the healthcare business as they do patients.