article thumbnail

AAFP Represents Members During 2025 Legislative Session

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

The 2025 Alabama Legislative Session concluded on May 14 at midnight. HB 86 – Rural Hospital Investment Fund Bill What’s in the Bill: Sponsored by Rep. To incentivize donations to these hospitals, the bill suggests creating a tax credit for individuals and entities to offset their state income tax liability.

Insurance 130
article thumbnail

2025 Physician Wellness Retreats | Physician “Burnout” Retreats

Pamela Wible MD

Discover Dr. Pamela Wible’s 2025 Physician Wellness Retreats—life-changing experiences designed by doctors for doctors. Start Your Private Practice Physician Retreat July 3–7, 2025 ~ 1:1 or small group retreat Tired of assembly-line medicine? Are you a physician craving purpose, peace, or a path out of burnout? Best perks!

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Virtual Reality Training Module May Aid Infection Control Efforts

Physician's Weekly

from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues developed and tested a virtual reality PME cleaning and disinfection training module. also from Massachusetts General Hospital, said in a statement. ” Abstract/Full Text Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. Barreto, Ph.D., Shenoy, M.D., All rights reserved.

article thumbnail

MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Health Care Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Key proposals included increasing hospital Medicaid reimbursement rates , preventing mid-year changes to prescription drug formularies and establishing a School Health Advisory Committee. SENATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) COMMITTEE On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, the Senate HHS Committee heard a series of health care bills: S.F.

article thumbnail

2025 Doctor Job Outlook: Why Go Locum Tenens?

Barton Associates

Despite this shortage, the doctor employment outlook is looking promising—read on to learn more about the doctor job outlook for 2025 and beyond. in April 2025. Editor’s Note: This blog was originally published in February 2024 by Mike Connors and was updated in May 2025 by MIke Connors to reflect new information.

article thumbnail

ICU telemedicine programs bring essential critical care to community hospitals

Sound Physicians

With the absence of intensivists on the ground in these community hospitals, the question becomes how to treat these patients where and when they need care. Our tele-ICU program , which is part of our critical care specialty, has brought meaningful and much-needed intensive care to remote communities for the past five years.

article thumbnail

Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Ruiz, MD, Chair, ABIM Geriatric Medicine Board The Geriatric Medicine Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on March 28, 2025. Ruiz, MD , whose three-year term as chair ends June 30, 2025. The following is a summary of the spring meeting.