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In 2022, 31.2 percent of U.S. physicians reported they have previously been sued, according to new analysis from the American Medical Association. 

Physicians for Human Rights has issued a statement commending the American College of Emergency Physicians' policy reversal on use of the diagnosis "excited delirium."

Here are the five largest physician groups by number of physicians, according to Definitive Healthcare:

Here are nine health systems that have laid off physicians and executives that Becker's has reported on since April 3:

Northeast Medical Group and Yale New Haven Health Service Corp. have entered into a civil settlement agreement to resolve allegations that they overbilled federal Medicare and Connecticut Medicaid programs.

Kansas physician Gautam Jayaswal, MD, has admitted to his role in a telemedicine fraud scheme.

Here are ten payer policy moves physicians should know that Becker's has reported on since March 15:

Georgia physician Lionel Meadows, MD, died in a plane crash May 7, according to a May 9 report from Now Habersham.

Michigan podiatrist Kenneth Mitchell, DPM, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for orchestrating a healthcare fraud conspiracy that involved nearly $2 million in false and fraudulent Medicare claims, in addition to identity theft and false records.

The American Medical Association published advice for new resident physicians using electronic health records on May 9.