Staff, Author at Becker's Physician Leadership

5 power players at Optum

Here are five key individuals who are leading Optum:

Top paying states for physicians

Montana is the highest-paying state for physicians.

The potential uses for AI in the workplace

Automation of office administrative tasks was the most popular potential use for artificial intelligence among physician respondents in Medscape's 2023 Physicians and AI Report.

California Medical Association urges Congress to halt physician cuts

The California Medical Association has called on Congress to stop the upcoming Medicare physician payment cuts.

2 Texas physicians charged in $12M healthcare fraud scheme

Two Dallas physicians have been charged in a $12 million healthcare fraud scheme.

CMS' Making Care Primary model applications are due Nov. 30: 7 things to know

The application deadline for CMS' new primary care payment model is Nov. 30.

BayCare acquires Florida physician-owned medical group

Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System has acquired Gessler Clinic, a physician-owned medical group based in Winter Haven, Fla.

5 states that employ the most physicians

Florida employs 23,170 physicians, the most of any state.

Physician pay in the worst states to live

Physicians in New Mexico, the worst state to live in according to personal finance site WalletHub, make an average annual wage of $270,060.

How cancellations and no-shows are costing physicians

Patient cancellations and no-shows could cost healthcare providers as much as $7,500 per month, according to a recent report from Tebra.