Author: Patsy Newitt

Liam Gannon, MD, former emergency department director of Morristown, Vt.-based Copley Hospital, is suing the hospital for allegedly firing him after he raised safety concerns surrounding the switch to a new records system, VTDigger reported March 14. 

Walgreens' VillageMD is a huge contender in the race to acquire physicians.

A physician who practiced alongside plastic surgeon and TikTok celebrity Katharine Grawe, MD, has surrendered his Ohio medical license, The Columbus Dispatch reported March 13. 

President Joe Biden included a number of healthcare initiatives in his $7.3 trillion budget, proposed March 11. 

Self-employed physicians earn more than employed physicians overall, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2023." 

The general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board released a memo in May against noncompetes, according to a March 8 article from law firm Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein posted on JDSupra. 

With more than 221 primary care offices in more than 20 markets, retail giant Amazon is one of the biggest contenders in the race to acquire physicians. 

Sylvan Lake, Mich.-based osteopathic physician Rainna Brazil, DO, is facing multiple charges related to insurance fraud. 

From 2012 to 2021, the number of physician practices owned by private equity groups jumped by more than 600%, according to a March report from Health Affairs. 

There was a notable increase in Stark law allegations in 2023, according to a Feb. 28 report from the law firm McDermott Will & Emery.