An aging physician workforce means many healthcare professionals are considering retirement. But physicians have different reasons for retirement, and different expectations, then their administrators, found a new survey from Jackson Physician Search.
Highmark Health has announced consolidated financial results for the 2022 fiscal year, reporting $26 billion in revenue, an operating gain of $440 million and a net loss of $346 million. Without factoring in the impact of unrealized investments, HIghmark reported net earnings of roughly $47 million for the year, an 18% year-over-year leap.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued revised guidance for the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process that is part of the No Surprises Act implementation.
The silver lining of the pandemic has been a drive toward empowering patients for such care as in-home tests, says HIMSS23 keynote panel moderator Dr. Vin Gupta, who is CMO of Amazon Pharmacy and an NBC News medical analyst.
Doctors and physicians have many options on where to work, but not all locales are created equally when it comes to the best places in which to practice. Factors such as opportunity, competition and the overall medical environment can result in different working conditions, and affect overall job satisfaction.
Healthcare leaders and team members can use practical ways to connect more intelligently, says Erica Dhawan, a best-selling author who is delivering a keynote on the topic at HIMSS23.
Northwell Health has announced an agreement with medical records software company Epic to implement the health system’s next generation electronic health record. Northwell said the initiative is part of an ongoing digital transformation to provide an integrated solution that will result in one patient record across every venue of care. Northwell currently uses Allscripts.
Since it passed in 2010, the Affordable Care Act has reduced the uninsured rate in the U.S. by nearly half, and one of the biggest trends to occur during this time is the narrowing of coverage gaps for racial and ethnic minority groups, especially in states that expanded their Medicaid programs as part of the […]
In a sign of growing interest in the pharmacy field, the American Society of Health System Pharmacists issued a report showing that 4,890 people matched with 2,162 pharmacy residency programs across the country during Phase I of ASHP’s 2023 Pharmacy Residency Match.
People are shifting away from traditional primary care providers, with about three in 10 foregoing primary care altogether between 2016 and 2022, according to FAIR Health’s new analysis of private claims data.