Author: Francesca Mathewes

A physician, a physician assistant and a Berlin, Conn.-based practice paid $300,000 to resolve allegations that prescribed oxycodone and fentanyl to patients that showed signs of drug abuse.

New York City-based East River Medical Imaging has agreed to pay $1.85 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit that alleged negligent cybersecurity. 

Muskegon, Mich.-based Hackley Community Care has appointed Byron Varnado, MD, as its new chief medical officer, Shoreline Media reported Oct. 14. 

Recent AI models are still far from accurate when it comes to clinical recommendations, a study published Oct. 8 in Nature Communications found. 

Here are 11 physician leaders across Becker's headlines: 

The Michigan State Medical Society has launched a "tort tutorial" to educate physicians on Michigan's tort reforms.

Declining reimbursements in the face of soaring inflation and an increased demand for healthcare is a frustrating, but familiar, scenario for many independent physicians. 

The Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, N.J., is launching a new master's of physician assistant studies program. 

Physician unions have been active in the last year, as resident physicians face a convergence of financial and work-life-related pressures. 

A group of emergency medicine physicians in Maine have assembled New England's first physician-only EMS response team, WABI 5 reported Oct. 7.