Becker's Physician Leadership

Traditions Health has agreed to pay $34 million to resolve its civil liability under the False Claims Act for submitting medically unnecessary home health claims to Medicare and providing financial benefits to physicians in exchange for referrals, according to a…

Sanford Health Fargo (N.D.) has announced several changes to its physician leadership team, the Grand Forks Herland reported Jan. 22. 1. Doug Griffin, MD, is retiring from his position as chief physician in May. Dr. Griffin has practiced family medicine…

The physician shortage in Hawaii has gotten more severe over the last year according to the Hawaii Tribune Herland reported Jan. 20.  The report highlights a recent study, The Hawaii Physicians Workforce Report, which found that the state was short…

The AMA Community Health Impact Lab is accepting applications for its $1 million micro grant initiative, which will fund up to 20 physician-led projects aimed at improving community health. According to a Jan. 21 news release, each project will receive…

Advancements in physician ownership models and AI are a few of the things that physicians are eyeing with anticipation in the year ahead.  Two physicians recently joined Becker’s to discuss what is exciting them in healthcare.  Editor’s note: Responses have…

Efforts to unionize among physicians have been on the rise over the last several years as they face increased pressures from burnout, corporatization and rising inflation. Here are five things to know about the state of physician unionization in 2026:…

The relationship between physicians and their patients has come under intense pressure in recent years as medical misinformation and corporate interests become dominant forces in healthcare.  Three physicians recently joined Becker’s to discuss what they see as the biggest disruptions…

Dallas-based Symmetry Anesthesia, a physician-led anesthesia group launched in mid-2025, has partnered with eight hospitals and hired more than 250 clinicians within its first five months of operation.  The organization onboarded five hospitals during that period and attributes its early…

Lawmakers in New Mexico are working to address the results of a survey that identified a significant number of physicians looking to leave the state, KRQE News reported Jan. 19.  The survey, conducted by the Legislative Finance Committee and the…

Bloomington, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics has named Christopher Meyer, MD, as CEO, making him the first practicing physician to lead the organization. Dr. Meyer joined TCO in 2003 and has held leadership roles for nearly two decades, including on the…