Here are four physicians that were either appointed to or exited CEO roles at hospitals and health systems during February, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, announced plans to retire Dec. 31 as president and CEO of…
Author: Francesca Mathewes
A Whatcom (Wash.) County judge has dismissed a physician’s lawsuit against the staffing firm he was formerly employed by, Cascadia Daily reported March 25. In 2020, Ming Lin, MD, a former emergency room physician at Bellingham, Wash.-based PeaceHealth St. Joseph…
Physicians with disabilities are more than twice as likely to consider leaving medicine and nearly twice as likely to reduce or pause clinical practice compared with peers who do not have disabilities, according to a study published in JAMA Network…
From new leadership appointments to breaking new clinical barriers, here are 10 physicians that made Becker’s headlines in the last month. 1. Greer, S.C.-based Surgery Center at Pelham became the first ASC in the world to offer Stryker’s Mako Robotic…
Lubbock-based Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Texas Tech Physicians have issued a notice of termination for the commercial and Medicare Advantage participation agreement with UnitedHealthcare, Everything Lubbock.com reported March 23. The termination date for the contract is March…
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The American College of Physicians has named LeRoi Hicks, MD, as executive vice president and CEO, effective July 6, 2026. Dr. Hicks will succeed Darilyn Moyer, MD, who announced plans in 2025 to retire in July 2026, according to a…
The Canadian province of British Columbia has recruited more than 400 U.S.-trained healthcare professionals through a targeted campaign, according to a March 23 report by ABC affiliate KATU. The $5 million campaign, launched in March 2025 with a marketing push…
More than 4 in 5 physicians are regularly using AI in their practices—a figure that has doubled since 2023, according to new research by the American Medical Association. While AI’s presence in medical practices is becoming increasingly ubiquitous, some still…
The National Residency Match Program has released its results for the 2026 appointment year, its largest in the program’s 42-year history with more than 15,000 applicants. Four new subspecialties joined the Specialties Matching Service, including bone and soft tissue pathology,…
The physician workforce is facing an array of challenges in the year ahead as the U.S. faces a projected shortage of 141,160 full-time equivalent physicians in 2038, according to a December report from the Health Resources and Services Administration. From…