Author: Claire Wallace

Gastroenterologist burnout has declined 2% in the last year, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report,"published Jan. 24.

Aetna, CVS Health's payer arm, has recognized 317 top medical facilities as Institutes of Quality for cardiac care for Medicare patients. 

The Surgery Center of Fort Wayne (Ind.) has tapped medical supplier Medline as its prime vendor as part of a new, multiyear partnership. 

Medical data intelligence platform Lynx.MD has debuted a gastroenterology data repository that encompasses data representing more than 12 million patients, 60 million patient encounters, 100 medication records, 90 million clinical notes and 1 million colonoscopy images and notes. 

Physician burnout may be on the decline in 2024 following years of steady increases brought, in part, by the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is still well above pre-pandemic levels. 

The odds of a patient with comorbidities revisiting an ASC within seven days of surgery rise at low-volume ASCs compared to high-volume ASCs, according to a Jan. 24 report published in JAMA Surgical. 

The Quincy, Mass., planning board has approved a 40-year tax exemption for a new medical office building managed by Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, according to a Jan. 24 report from The Patriot Ledger. 

U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois and Dave Joyce of Ohio have introduced a bipartisan resolution that would recognize certified registered nurse anesthetists for the role they play in providing quality healthcare. 

An excess of bureaucratic tasks at work, including charting and paperwork, is the leading cause of physician burnout, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report," published Jan. 24.

Emergency medicine physicians are the most burnt out physician specialists for the second year in a row, with 63% experiencing burnout, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report," published Jan. 24.