The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri (the "Court") denied a hospital's motion for summary judgment, finding that there were factual disputes that needed to be resolved by a jury regarding the plaintiff's claim of disability discrimination. A request for summary...
In its simplest form, collaboration means working with others as equals. This can be a struggle for physicians, as medical education has generally fostered an individualistic culture by rewarding clinical skills such as autonomy, decisiveness, and independence. But for a successful physician...
The Joint Commission (TJC) has published a list of the most frequently cited elements of performance (EP) from surveys conducted during 2021 to help healthcare organizations proactively address similar issues at their own facilities.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 6
With a median income of $147,500, physician assistants/physician associates (PA) working within cardiovascular/cardiothoracic surgery had the highest compensation of all PAs in 2021. This amount includes both salary/hourly wages as well as any bonuses received. For PAs in cardiovascular/...
Physicians say they are most concerned about the public’s access to healthcare, according to a new Medscape report. Based on survey responses from more than 2,300 physicians in 29 specialties about the most important social issues, healthcare access was ranked the highest at 85%.
