Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. How the US' richest physician became a self-made billionaire

    Paige Haeffele -
    The most wealthy physician billionaires on Forbes' real-time billionaire tracker are varying degrees of self-made. Thomas Frist Jr., MD, the richest self-made physician billionaire in the U.S. — worth $21.1 billion — earned a "self-made" score of seven.

  2. 7 CVS moves in 4 weeks

    Amelia Ickes -
    Here are seven moves by CVS Health that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 23:

  3. 10 stats to know on the employed physician workforce

    Amelia Ickes -
    Here are 10 stats on employed physicians based on data from the Physicians Foundation's "2023 Survey of America's Current and Future Physicians."

The art of simplicity: How to streamline patient access and reduce staff burden?

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  1. Hospital leader resigns after 1 month on the job

    Amelia Ickes -
    Larry Butler Jr., senior director of facilities at Penn Medicine's Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, is out of his role just one month after taking it on.

  2. 20 CEO shake-ups in 2 weeks

    Paige Haeffele -
    Here are 20 leaders who have taken on or stepped down from CEO roles reported by Becker's since Sept. 7:

  3. 5 specialties with the biggest pay increases

    Riz Hatton -
    Hospitalist-internal medicine is the specialty that saw the biggest jump in median pay from 2022 to 2023, according to Sullivan Cotter's 2022-23 "Physician Compensation and Productivity Report."

  4. The 3 major companies filing for bankruptcy in 30 days 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Here are three major companies that have filed for bankruptcy or announced intentions to file for bankruptcy since Aug. 28;

Managing Patient Throughput with AI: Unlocking Capacity

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  1. Masking policies affecting physicians: 6 updates to know

    Amelia Ickes -
    Here are six updates on masking physicians should know that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 22:

  2. What well-being strategies are most effective?

    Amelia Ickes -
    Here's how physicians feel about well-being strategies and resources, according to data from the Physicians Foundation's "2023 Survey of America's Current and Future Physicians."

  3. Zivian Health partners with Matchday on physician burnout

    Amelia Ickes -
    Healthcare software-as-a-service platform Zivian Health has partnered with Matchday to reduce burnout and connect physicians with jobs and alternative income opportunities.

  4. How physicians feel about the state of medicine

    Amelia Ickes -
    Here's how physicians feel about the state of medicine in 2023 compared to 2022, according to data from the Physicians Foundation's "2023 Survey of America's Current and Future Physicians." The results are based on data from 2,114 survey responses gathered from June 8-28.

2 tech leaders on Orlando VA Medical Center's path to innovation

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  1. Massachusetts man allegedly posed as a doctor, sold prescription drugs

    Amelia Ickes -
    A Stoughton, Mass. man has been indicted for allegedly impersonating physicians to obtain prescription drugs illegally and selling them for profit.

  2. These drugs are in shortage: What physicians need to know

    Amelia Ickes -
    Six medications have fallen into short supply since late August, according to recent reports from the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

  3. The business aspect of medicine is 'too complex': Why physicians are choosing employment

    Patsy Newitt -
    Lawrence Kaplan, MD, associate dean at the Philadelphia-based Lewis Katz School of Medicine, joined Becker's to discuss whether he would choose employment or private practice if he was just beginning his career. 

  4. 10 best states for physicians to practice

    Paige Haeffele -
    Montana is the best state to practice medicine, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

  5. US News' top 10 BSN programs for 2023-24

    Paige Haeffele -
    Duke University in Durham, N.C., and Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania have the best Bachelor of Science in nursing programs in the country, according to rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

  6. American Physician Partners files for bankruptcy

    Amelia Ickes -
    Emergency medicine management company American Physician Partners has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

  7. Cone Health names chief academic officer

    Amelia Ickes -
    Brian Boies, MD, has been named chief academic officer of Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health.

  8. Nemours Children's Health appoints enterprise physician-in-chief

    Amelia Ickes -
    Matthew Davis, MD, has been appointed executive vice president, enterprise physician-in-chief and chief scientific officer of Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children's Health.

  9. Comments are in on CMS' proposed physician fee schedule: 5 things to know

    Paige Haeffele -
    Input on CMS' proposed physician fee schedule for 2024 was due last week — and among comments from providers, private insurers and other healthcare players, there were a few common themes.

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