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Oregon emergency medicine group scores victory in lawsuit against PeaceHealth to give jobs to staffing firm ApolloMD

Oregon ED physicians who fought big staffing firm keeping their jobs

A group of Oregon ED physicians that fought a move to be replaced by a large staffing firm scored a victory last week that...
why are physicians leaving medicine: new study shows shifting reasons

Why are physicians leaving medicine? The reasons are shifting

New data show that physicians are leaving clinical medicine earlier than previous generations—and they’re citing different problems than their predecessors. Here’s what a study...
decision fatigue among hospitalists linked to spikes in patient census

‘Decision fatigue’ in hospitalists: What’s the biggest source?

High patient volume may be a bigger driver of “decision fatigue” in hospitalists than the number of days they work on service. A study in...
Physician compensation for 2025 from Medscape's annual survey of doctor pay.

Physician compensation up 3% in 2025: A look at the details

New data on physician compensation found that overall pay for doctors rose 3% in 2025, but several specialties actually saw their compensation flatline or...
AI scribes help clinicians and physicians cut time they spend on documentation and working in their EHR

AI scribes and documentation time: a ‘modest’ reduction

AI scribes can reduce documentation time among clinicians, a new study found. Research in JAMA found that clinicians using AI scribes spend about 13 fewer minutes...
Oregon local ED group fights corporate medicine, suing PeaceHealth and ApolloMD

In fight against corporate medicine, Oregon ED group says national staffing firm is breaking...

In the latest fight against corporate medicine, an emergency medicine group in Oregon is claiming that the decision to replace it with an out-of-state...
Match 2026 results show drop in some primary care applicants and non-U.S. citizen IMGs

How did primary care do in the 2026 Match?

The 2026 Match was the biggest ever, but there were some soft spots in primary care and a drop in the number of applicants...
Growing number of physicians using artificial intelligence in patient care, documentation and diagnosis according to AMA survey

Physician use of artificial intelligence doubled since 2023

Physician use of artificial intelligence has doubled since 2023, reflecting growing confidence in the technology and what many doctors think is the potential to...
Florida hospitals sue Leapfrog Group over hospital safety scores

Hospitals score a win in fight against Leapfrog safety ratings

A health network in Florida has won a victory in its fight against the hospital safety ratings issued by the Leapfrog Group, claiming that...
infectious disease fellowships drops in 2026 Match, female residents take majority

Infectious disease fellows down, female residents take majority

New data show that the number of physicians choosing infectious disease fellowships continued to drop in this year’s Match while more than half of...