These Are the Largest Academic Medical Centers in the U.S. Institutions are ranked by the number of interns and residents Jan 09, 2025
Patient Care Deteriorates After Private Equity Acquisition of Hospitals Study supports other research showing worse outcomes after private equity acquisition Jan 09, 2025
Senate Report Blasts Private Equity Ownership in Health Facilities "The American public deserves more when it comes to healthcare" Jan 08, 2025
Economic 'Shrinkflation' Strikes Healthcare It's high time to address workplace issues and workforce shortages Jan 08, 2025
What Happened With the USMLE Cheating Scandal? Hundreds of Nepali examinees had their USMLE scores invalidated earlier this year Jan 04, 2025
Mask Mandates Return; Health Workers to Strike; Top Healthcare Data Breaches of 2024 Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Dec 31, 2024
Fairy Tales and Sleep; Cognitive Impairment in AI Also in TTHealthWatch: manual dexterity and salty language among hospital staff Dec 28, 2024 podcast
King and Firefighter Syndrome: Disaster Response Goes Beyond the Front Lines It's important to recognize diverse contributions and roles during a crisis Dec 23, 2024
A Thin Shred of My Sanity Remained. Then I Hit My Breaking Point. Clinicians need to know they're not alone in their mental health struggles Dec 20, 2024
Surgeons Best at Dexterity Game, but They Swear More Swearing may be a coping mechanism for high-pressure situations Dec 18, 2024
Union Petitions Involving Physicians Spiked in the Last 2 Years Campaigns motivated by working conditions, lack of voice in management, and patient care concerns Dec 18, 2024
MedPod Today: CEO Murder Shows Industry Risks; RFK Jr. Conspiracies; Gold Card Laws app reporters offer further insights into recently covered topics Dec 13, 2024 podcast
UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting Exposes Dark Reality for Industry Leadership Healthcare industry leaders are familiar with the dangers that come with their line of work Dec 06, 2024
Addicted to Productivity, Doc? The Holidays Are a Time to Reflect Here are four health habits to support clinician well-being Dec 06, 2024
Nursing Homes Fell Behind on Vaccinating Patients for COVID Billing complexities and patient skepticism partially to blame Dec 05, 2024
More DEI Bans Will Have Dire Side Effects for Public Health Clinician diversity may be at risk with the new administration Dec 04, 2024
Worried About Healthcare Worker Well-Being? Contact members of Congress to reauthorize the Lorna Breen Act Nov 30, 2024
Another Emergency Medicine Staffing Firm Goes Under Doctors still not paid, now on the hook for malpractice tail coverage Nov 26, 2024
Workplace Violence Is Not Just 'Part of the Job' It's high time to prevent attacks on healthcare workers in the ED Nov 23, 2024
Primary Care Doctors at Mass General Brigham Want to Unionize Issues include workload, bureaucracy, and loss of autonomy Nov 18, 2024
CDC Advisors Defend Infection Control Draft Guidance HICPAC supports surgical masks for airborne pathogens, sick workers returning after 3 days Nov 18, 2024
Nurse Suicides High During the Pandemic, but Feared Surge Never Materialized "Hero praise" may have been protective, but a disciplinary pause could also have played a role Nov 15, 2024
Are Doctors Costing Hospitals $300K Per Year? Report says doctors are "subsidized," but some question the math Nov 15, 2024
State Medical Boards Lax When It Comes to Doctor Discipline "Are they looking out for physicians, or are they looking out for patients?" report author asks Nov 14, 2024
Physicians Rarely Disciplined by Medical Boards for Spreading Misinformation Editorialists say sanctions should be rare and discipline may be better left to other agencies Nov 12, 2024
An Open Letter to the Next Administration Regarding Primary Care Major investment is the need of the hour Nov 12, 2024
The Trouble With Upcoding Extends Far Beyond Ethics The practice reminds us that our healthcare system is failing patients and clinicians alike Nov 11, 2024
In Vermont, Where Almost Everyone Has Insurance, Many Can't Find or Afford Care Vermonters pay the highest prices nationwide for individual health coverage Nov 07, 2024
More Doctors Push Back Against Medicine's 'Workaholic' Culture Wall Street Journal article sparks major discussion of work-life balance in medicine Nov 06, 2024
RFK Jr. Threatens the Very Fabric of Healthcare A vote to give Kennedy power is a vote against public health Nov 04, 2024
How Physicians Can Unionize and Strike With Compassion It's important to consider the impact on patient care Nov 02, 2024
Staffing Firm Can't Pay Its Doctors NES Health says a temporary revenue shortfall is to blame Nov 01, 2024
MedPod Today: Upcoding Concerns; COVID Vax Recs; Med School Credit for Parenting app reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Nov 01, 2024 podcast
Vote: Your Health and Your Patients' Health Depend on It Civic participation is linked to better community health Oct 31, 2024
Why Medicine Is Bad at Customer Service -- And How to Fix It Healthcare is one of few industries still lacking in convenience Oct 29, 2024
Lasting Effects of Racial Discrimination in Medical School Discrimination tied to lack of personal, professional development fostered by institutions Oct 29, 2024 video
UVA Health Surgeons Sound Alarm on Upcoding Leaked meeting audio latest development in ongoing strife at health system, medical school Oct 24, 2024
Want to Fix ED Boarding? Try 'Surgical Smoothing,' Expert Says And no, it doesn't involve doing surgery on the weekends, notes Peter Viccellio, MD Oct 23, 2024
MedPod Today: Med Ed Drama; Chiropractic in Academia; MA 'Extra Benefits' Worth It? app reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Oct 18, 2024 podcast
California Health Workers Get a Pay Bump Under New Minimum Wage Law Many workers will see the increase this week Oct 16, 2024