Prominent pathologist Jonathan Epstein, MD, has resigned from Baltimore-based The Johns Hopkins Hospital amid misconduct allegations and being placed on administrative leave in May, The Washington Post reported Feb. 24.
Author: Patsy Newitt
California has the most total primary care physicians, according to a January report from KFF.
Hospitalists are less burned out in 2024 than 2023, according to Medscape's "Hospitalist Burnout & Depression Report 2024."
Among physicians who are parents, female physicians are more often conflicted by work demands when compared to male physicians, according to Medscape's "Physician Lifestyle & Happiness Report 2024."
A urologist is suing his former employer, Scranton, Pa.-based Commonwealth Health Physician Network, for enforcing a noncompete agreement that limits his ability to practice locally, Medscape Medical News reported Feb. 15.
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Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is the largest health system by number of physicians, which is 25,352.
The Florida Legislature is considering two bills that would restrict the use of noncompete agreements for physicians in the state, law firm Holland & Knight wrote on JDSupra on Feb. 12.
Two physician-owned hospitals have announced plans to close campuses or end services in the last few months, citing labor costs, inflation and case volume declines.
A Pennsylvania physician has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for unlawfully prescribing oxycodone, fentanyl and methadone to three patients, Fox affiliate WOLF reported Feb. 12.
The Justice Department has filed a complaint against the former president, CFO and co-owner of Cardiac Imaging for alleged Stark law violations.