Today's Top 20 Stories
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Joint Commission names 1st presidential fellow
Carla Pugh, MD, PhD, was appointed The Joint Commission's inaugural president's fellow for healthcare quality and safety. -
Physician pay in the worst states to be a high earner
New York is the worst state to be a high-income earner, according to a Feb. 29 report from WalletHub. -
Children's National adds 3 physicians to executive team
Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., added three physicians to its leadership team, according to three March 13 news releases from the health system.
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Hartford HealthCare physician facing child exploitation charges found dead
A physician with Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare who was charged in connection with a child sexual exploitation investigation by the FBI and the Meriden (Conn.) Police Department has died, the Hartford Courant reported March 13. -
Inside Walgreens' physician acquisition strategy
Walgreens' VillageMD is a huge contender in the race to acquire physicians. -
Children's National Hospital names chief quality and safety officer
Jacqueline Saito, MD, has been appointed the new chief quality and safety officer and vice president for medical affairs at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C. -
HCA names president of graduate medical education
Monique Butler, MD, was appointed president of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's graduate medical education.
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Ohio physician who worked for TikTok star surrenders license
A physician who practiced alongside plastic surgeon and TikTok celebrity Katharine Grawe, MD, has surrendered his Ohio medical license, The Columbus Dispatch reported March 13. -
Physician pay in the best states to be a high earner
Alaska is the best state to be a high-income earner, according to a Feb. 29 report from WalletHub. -
5 things physicians need to know about Biden's $7.3 trillion budget
President Joe Biden included a number of healthcare initiatives in his $7.3 trillion budget, proposed March 11. -
15 states moving to simplify physician assistant licensing
Fifteen states have bills moving through their respective legislatures that would allow physician assistants to complete a single application to practice in participating states, rather than having to apply for licensure in each state.
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Private practice physicians earn big compared to employed counterparts
Self-employed physicians earn more than employed physicians overall, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2023." -
How physicians feel about private equity
The majority of physicians feel negatively about private equity's role in healthcare, according to a study published March 11 in JAMA Internal Medicine. -
Walmart Health adds physician to clinical executive team
Ken Silverstein, MD, has been named vice president of clinical operations for Walmart Health, according to a March 8 LinkedIn post by David Carmouche, MD, Walmart Health's senior vice president of healthcare delivery. -
Another state moves to revamp physician assistant title
Oregon legislators passed a bill March 6 that would change the title of physician assistant to physician associate. -
Former nurse practitioner pleads guilty to role in $136M Medicare fraud conspiracy
A former nurse practitioner pleaded guilty to her role in a conspiracy to defraud Medicare of $136 million. -
Federal agency targets noncompetes, other restrictive covenants
The general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board released a memo in May against noncompetes, according to a March 8 article from law firm Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein posted on JDSupra. -
What Congress' $460B spending package means for physicians
President Joe Biden signed a $460 billion spending bill into law March 9 in an effort to avoid a partial government shutdown, CNBC reported March 9. -
The best, worst states for physicians to be a high earner
Alaska is the best state to be a high-income earner in, while New York is the worst, according to a Feb. 29 report from WalletHub. -
McLaren Northern Michigan taps chief medical officer
McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey has appointed John Kennedy, MD, as chief medical officer.
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