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  1. The federal policies physicians are eyeing most

    Here are the federal policies that four physicians told Becker's they are watching most closely:
  2. Why these surgeons won't accept 'the way it always has been'

    Patient outcomes are at the heart of any health system, hospital or individual physician's mission. 
  3. Physicians sue White House over data purge

    Doctors for America has filed a lawsuit against the Office of Personnel Management and other federal health agencies for removing webpages from healthcare websites. 

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  1. HCA Florida Northwest taps new chief medical officer

    HCA Florida Northwest Hospital in Margate, Fla., has announced the addition of Victor Jaffe, DO, as its new chief medical officer, South Florida Hospital News reported Feb. 4.
  2. Physicians, families sue President Trump over gender-affirming care ban

    Physicians with GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality, an LGBTQ+ physician association, has joined seven families with transgender or nonbinary children, the American Associate of Physicians for Human Rights and PFLAG, a national LGBTQ+ group, as plaintiffs in a lawsuit over President Donald Trump's executive order to stop federal support for gender-affirming healthcare for transgender people under age 19. 
  3. Why physicians lose hospital privileges 

    Goldberg law group laid out the five most common reasons physicians lose their hospital privileges, including admitting, surgical and telemedicine privileges, in a Jan. 31 blog post.
  4. New York shields physicians prescribing abortion medication

    New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a bill to protect the identities of physicians who prescribe abortion-inducing medications. 

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  1. New York physician indicted for providing abortion pills to Louisiana patient

    A New York physician was indicted by a grand jury in Louisiana on Jan. 31 for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill via telehealth in the abortion-restricted state. 
  2. HSHS taps CEO of Illinois Physician Enterprise

    Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System has named Leanne Yanni, MD, as president and CEO of the system's Illinois Physician Enterprise, My Radio Link reported Feb. 2.
  3. The biggest expenses crushing physician practices 

    Salaries and wages remain the largest operating expense for private practice physicians, according to a recent survey from healthcare software company Tebra, published Jan. 30.
  4. State-by-state breakdown of resident physician unions

    Here is a state-by-state breakdown of labor organizing efforts that have included physicians, and resident physicians and fellows, as reported on by Becker's since January 2024. 

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  1. Bankrupt, 11,000-physician Prospect to sell Crozer Health

    Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, a private equity-backed company that recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, intends to sell Crozer Health to a not-for-profit consortium of healthcare operators, according to a Jan. 31 news release.
  2. U of North Texas Health Science Center president steps down amid corpse donation scandal

    Sylvia Trent-Adams, president of the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, is stepping down following a corpse research scandal, according to a Jan. 21 report from NBC News.
  3. Healthcare unions in 3 updates, 1 week

    Here are three updates on healthcare unions since Jan. 21, as reported by Becker's:
  4. Johns Hopkins Medicine taps chief physician

    Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine has appointed Richard Redett, MD, as physician-in-chief and vice dean of clinical affairs for the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 
  5. Geisinger names new chief medical officer, executive VP

    Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health has named Jason Mitchell, MD, as its new executive vice president and chief medical officer.
  6. American College of Physician Advisors taps new president

    The American College of Physician Advisors has appointed Ahmed Abuabdou, MD, as its new president-elect. 
  7. Physician on-call compensation: 5 things to know 

    Physician Side Gigs, an online community of more than 195,000 physicians, laid out physician on-call compensation statistics in a recent report using data from the group's salary and compensation negotiation databases.
  8. Why some physicians oppose the TikTok ban

    TikTok recently was temporarily banned in the U.S. for 12 hours, and several physician content creators are opposing any further ban, MedPage Today reported Jan. 21.
  9. Hospital-affiliated PCPs surge by 20%

    The percentage of primary care physicians affiliated with hospitals nearly doubled between 2009 and 2022, rising from 25.2% to 47.9%, according to a study published Jan. 17 in JAMA Health Forum. 

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