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While some specialties saw a notable increase in compensation, overall numbers show most did not and work RVUs remained largely flat, report says.
Researchers found that doctor's sentiment about patients still provides a dimension to decision making that machines cannot.
Practices with higher ratios of NPPs to physicians made more money, despite a rise in operating costs, data shows.
Hospital staff report safe conditions, but it remains unclear when the strike will end and what happens next.
The Department of Health has expedited licenses to more than 1,000 replacement healthcare workers as nurses protest raises, wages.
With the median annual loss of nearly $450,000 due to theft many practices have plenty of room for improvement, new research from MGMA found.
With metropolitan areas still popular regions for doctors and nurses, rural hospitals face challenges finding new hires.
Growing digital transformation, as well as increasing adoption of web-based services over conventional analog devices, is fueling demand for more modern technologies, according to research reports.
New research found that 80 percent of the 103 clinical department heads at six major teaching hospitals are men, and almost 90 percent are white.
The authors say it's the first research of its kind that examines the prevalence of burnout in practices of five physicians or fewer.