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Young docs fuel palliative medicine, reveal generational differences
One of the fastest-growing specialties, palliative care, is being led by physicians in their early- to mid-30s. About 12 percent of the physicians certified in hospice and palliative care in 2010 are
Health organizations increasingly hiring chief nursing information officers
While the rise of chief medical information officers has gotten the spotlight recently, chief nursing information officers also are becoming more common. A growing number of healthcare organizations
Medical subspecialty status granted to clinical informatics
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has recognized clinical informatics as a medical subspecialty, an ABMS spokesperson told FierceHealthIT. The long-awaited elevation of clinical
AMA opposes burdensome physician certification and licensure
Despite the trend of increased physician licensure and board certification, the American Medical Association (AMA) at its annual meeting adopted new policies stating that it will request the American
Physicians engaging in maintenance of certification
Physicians are engaged in voluntary certification, with more than 780,000 physicians holding medical specialty certification from one of the 24 American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) member
