On Monday a man went to the UPMC Shadyside emergency room where he was diagnosed with measles. This disease highly contagious and can be airborne for up to two hours after an ill person leaves an area, which is why doctors say people who think they might have measles should not go the ER or physician's office. Instead, call your primary care doctor who will advise you of next steps.
In order to fully staff its medical center’s inpatient services, Samaritan Health’s hospitalists will now be outsourced from Apogee Physicians, which went into effect on April 2. Health care staffing remains a problem for hospitals of all sizes and locations, with almost 31 percent reporting that they cannot find enough candidates to fill open positions, according to a survey of over 200 hospital executives, administrators and human resources leaders.
It isn’t easy being a female physician these days. Although new data may suggest progress in several gender equity areas, deep-seated inequality still exists. The pay gap between male and female doctors decreased for the first time in three years, yet women physicians still earned an average of $90,490 less than their male counterparts (down from a difference of $105,000 a year ago).
Uniontown Hospital is closing its pediatric department and 13-bed maternity unit as the Fayette County institution adapts to the end of its partnership with Pittsburgh-based hospital giant UPMC.
Which doctor would you pick: a physician who is kind and warm, or one who is cold but graduated at the top of the class in medical school? A new book makes a strong argument for the ones who are kind and warm, not just because they’re more pleasant, but because they have better patient outcomes.
Physician assistant compensation has topped $110,000 on average as states ease restrictions to allow patients to see PAs while insurance payments continue to shift to value-based care models and a team-based approach to healthcare delivery.