Don't let bias affect your peer review

Physicians in Kentucky and Tennessee have the highest median salaries in the country with $364,000, according to 2023 Physician Compensation Report released by Physician Thrive, a financial advisory group for physicians.

The 2023 National Provider Enrollment Forum delivers two days of engaging education and training to provider enrollment professionals. Experienced veterans and top industry experts will be on hand to provide you best practices and tips. Whether you're a newly minted professional or an experienced enrollment specialist, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to get step-by-step training and answers to your most pressing enrollment questions!

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Human nature contributes to bias by allowing us to use psychological “shortcuts” to reduce complexity and ambiguity in the world. We all wish that life were simpler, and our brains try to accommodate this wish by finding shortcuts to decisions by relying on past patterns of thinking. This enables us to provide a rational response within the context of a simpler and less-threatening world. The two main types of bias related to human nature are personal bias and group bias.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (the “Court”) affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a physician’s claim of age discrimination against the health system in which he was employed. The Court found that the physician was unable to show that the health system’s complaints against him were motivated by his age.

Thoracic surgery is the medical specialty that involves the operative, perioperative, and critical care of patients with acquired and congenital conditions within the chest. This includes surgical care and treatment of diseases of the trachea, pleura, esophagus, mediastinum and chest wall, diaphragm, pericardium, heart, and lungs. The most common conditions requiring thoracic surgery include heart lesions, lung cancer, chest trauma, esophageal cancer, emphysema, and heart and lung transplantation.

The 2023 MSP Salary Survey Report sheds light on urgent focuses, burgeoning functions, and emerging markets identified by medical staff movers and shakers who keep their finger on the industry’s pulse. By using the trends detailed in this report to enrich their professional contributions, MSPs can gain the competitive edge in an industry on the move.