Becker's Physician Leadership

Independent physician practices finalizing their 2027 budgets now have the Medicare number they were bracing for, and while it is lower than the one CMS floated in July, the final rule’s changes land directly on the operating budget. Here are…

As more physicians join health systems or private equity-backed groups, these 10 physician leaders are keeping their practices in physicians’ hands. Some run groups of 100-plus physicians; others run small practices they founded themselves. Together they span nine specialties, from…

Here are nine updates on unionization efforts and other labor organizing among clinicians at hospitals and health systems in October, as reported by Becker’s:  1. Registered nurses at Providence St. Joseph Hospital Eureka (Calif.) and Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital in…

Zadie Kenkare, MD, an internist in Madison, Conn., has converted her practice to concierge medicine, moving from a larger patient panel to an annual membership model, Hartford Business reported Nov. 5. Dr. Kenkare launched the full-practice membership program with New…

CMS released its final rule for the calendar year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Nov. 4. Physician pay falls more than the agency proposed in July, while CMS scaled back a same-day visit cut and delayed its ban on vendor-run…

Physicians won some of the most closely watched races of the 2026 midterms, including two Senate seats that helped Democrats take control of the chamber and the Ohio governor’s office. The current Congress includes 20 physicians — 16 in the…

Marriottsville, Md.-based Bon Secours has acquired Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center, a Suffolk, Va.-based orthopedic practice founded in 1984.  The acquisition took effect Nov. 1. The practice, known locally as SMOC, operates three locations serving patients in Suffolk, Chesapeake and…

Violence against healthcare workers has moved from an occupational hazard to a standing item on the leadership agenda, and physicians are squarely in its path, from the emergency department to the inpatient floor to their social media feeds.  Health systems…