Becker's Physician Leadership

Surgeons from the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery will meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill March 11 to advocate for policies aimed at protecting patient access to care. The group’s members will discuss several legislative priorities during the…

ASD Specialty Healthcare, doing business as Oncology Supply, agreed to pay 1 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to healthcare providers and medical practice executives to induce purchases of specialty pharmaceutical products, according…

Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System has added Neurosurgery and Spine Specialists to its First Physicians Group network.  The practice, now operating as First Physicians Group Neurosurgery and Spine Specialists, includes five neurosurgeons and their clinical team. Physicians joining the…

There has been a flurry of leadership appointments across medical specialties this year at both academic and non-academic health systems, hospitals and outpatient groups.  Here are the most recent leadership appointments across five medical specialties, as reported by Becker’s: Cardiology…

Medical schools have endured a flurry of policy updates and financial challenges over the last year as the U.S. faces a growing demand for healthcare professionals and universities find themselves in the crosshairs of nationwide political debates. Here are 10…

Despite the well-established fact of the growing physician shortage, the training pipeline for new physicians remains constrained by outdated funding structures. Demand for physicians continues to rise, particularly in primary care and rural communities, but many health systems say the…

Across all physician specialties in the U.S., there is a projected shortage of 141,160 full-time equivalent physicians in 2038, according to a December report from the Health Resources and Services Administration. The shortage is largely understood to be a supply…

The American College of Surgeons has devised the nation’s first framework outlining workplace standards for surgeons, it said in a March 4 news release. The framework provides measurable standards that can be customized by surgical specialty and are designed to…

There are several advocacy wins for both physicians and patients in the new federal budget that was approved by the House in a 341 to 88 vote on Jan. 22, the American Medical Association outlined in an article published in…

Charleston, S.C.-based Medical University Hospital Authority, part of MUSC Health, will purchase all membership interests in Palmetto Primary Care Physicians for $111 million, effective March 3.  According to a news release from the system, Palmetto Primary Care Physicians will become…