Through market observation it can be seen that there is a strong reemergence of physician employment by hospitals and health systems. The strategic logic for this reemergence is similar to the past — ...

Security or autonomy? The choice between employment and private practice is often painted in black and white terms, but the choice, and consequences, of any career path are rarely so simple. Here are ...

Physicians employed in hospital-owned practices are nearly three times more likely to report dissatisfaction than their peers in physician-owned practices, according to Bain & Company’s Frontline of ...

As physicians continue to trend towards an employment model, the employment agreements physicians are asked to sign by hiring practices and facilities are likewise becoming increasingly standardized ...

Independent physicians are becoming increasingly rare, with just 30% of U.S physicians practicing medicine independently as the year began, according to a new analysis from Avalere for the Physicians ...

With employed physicians, the process is basically the same but with a few little twists and turns that medical staff leaders should understand. The traditional arrangement when a physician applies ...

Physician employment in hospitals has grown since 2007, as part of a greater strategy for hospital-physician alignment and increased service-line profits, according to a May report released by policy ...

In the ever-changing healthcare industry, one consistent trend has emerged in recent years—a shift from physicians being employed by physician-owned practices to physicians being employed by larger ...

Hospitals that hire physicians don't necessarily see a direct correlation to improved quality of care. While more hospitals switch to employment-based affiliations with physicians, an analysis ...

The PeaceHealth physician dispute became a national test for corporate medicine, highlighting tensions over local control and staffing in Oregon EDs.

As part of its semi-annual policy-making meeting in Hawaii this week, the American Medical Association’s House of Delegates adopted a set of principles for physician employment. The AMA’s decision to ...