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  1. California man sentenced for $234M Medicare fraud scheme

    Riz Hatton -
    A man from Glendale, Calif., was sentenced Jan. 31 to 10 years in prison for a Medicare fraud scheme.

  2. 5 notes on the 'urgent crisis' of the physician shortage

    Amelia Ickes -
    In October, American Medical Association president Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, referred to the physician shortage as an "urgent crisis," leading to strain on physicians, administrative burdens and growing consolidation across the healthcare field.

  3. 5 healthcare deals, closures physicians are monitoring

    Paige Haeffele -
    Here are five healthcare partnerships, acquisitions and mergers that physicians should know, as reported by Becker's since Jan. 22:

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  1. The state of prior authorization in 2024

    Amelia Ickes -
    CMS finalized a rule Jan. 17 requiring certain payers to include a specific reason when denying requests, publicly report certain prior authorization metrics, and send decisions within 72 hours for urgent requests and seven calendar days for standard requests beginning in 2026.

  2. 5 physician voices on depression in the workplace

    Amelia Ickes -
    Nearly one-third of physicians said they have experienced clinical depression, while another 67% said they've faced colloquial depression in Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report."

  3. The workplace measures physicians say could help burnout

    Amelia Ickes -
    Nearly half of physicians said increasing compensation was the No. 1 solution that could address burnout in the healthcare space, according to Medscape's "Physician Burnout & Depression Report 2024" released Jan. 26.

  4. Mass General Brigham pulls physicians from Steward hospitals amid financial woes

    Patsy Newitt -
    Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has pulled its physicians out of Steward Health Care's Holy Family Hospital campuses amid Steward's financial challenges, Boston Business Journal reported Jan. 26. 

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  1. How physicians cope with burnout

    Riz Hatton -
    Exercise is the most common coping mechanism for physicians experiencing burnout, according to Medscape's "Physician Burnout & Depression Report 2024" released Jan. 26.

  2. 5 specialties seeing more burnout in 2024

    Amelia Ickes -
    Five physician specialties reported higher burnout rates in Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report" than last year's report.

  3. 1 physician's take on how weight loss drugs lead to 'phenomenal outcomes'

    Paige Haeffele -
    Weight loss drugs, or glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, seem to have taken the world of healthcare by storm — for better or for worse.

  4. 7 reasons physicians are leaving medicine: Healthgrades

    Riz Hatton -
    Twenty-six percent of physicians are thinking of exploring careers outside of medicine, a recent survey found.

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  1. Congress is harming Medicare patients with pay cuts, physicians say 

    Patsy Newitt -
    While physicians have been calling on Congress to reverse the 3.37% Medicare physician pay cuts that took effect Jan. 1, Congress chose not to halt the pay cut as it averted a government shutdown. 

  2. Why physicians are depressed

    Amelia Ickes -
    Job burnout is the leading factor fueling depression among physicians, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report."

  3. The most burnt-out physician specialties

    Amelia Ickes -
    Emergency medicine is the most burnt-out physician specialty, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report."

  4. Why physicians are burnt out

    Paige Haeffele -
    Excessive bureaucratic tasks are the most prominent cause of physician burnout, according to a recent survey by Medscape.

  5. System to close Wisconsin physician offices, 2 hospitals 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System will close two hospitals and all physician offices and health centers it operates in Western Wisconsin with multispecialty group Prevea Health. 

  6. Physicians and depression: 7 things to know

    Amelia Ickes -
    Sixty-three percent of physicians said they experienced colloquial depression while another 27% reported clinical depression in Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report," published Jan. 24.

  7. Missouri physician indicted for false Medicare statements

    Amelia Ickes -
    A Missouri physician has been indicted for allegedly making false statements in Medicare orders.

  8. Surgeon sues Pennsylvania hospital over termination

    Laura Dyrda -
    Yi Kao, MD, alleged his former employer, Mount Nittany Medical Center, wrongly terminated his privileges in a lawsuit filed Jan. 19, according to the Centre Daily Times.

  9. Michigan medical practice owner convicted of aggravated identity theft

    Riz Hatton -
    An owner of three medical practices was convicted of aggravated identity theft for placing the name and address of another man with the same name in legal documents to avoid a settlement payment.

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