A May 8 editorial published by the Idaho Statesman contends that the state’s noncompete law is contributing to the state’s ongoing physician shortage. The argument centers around a lawsuit being brought against Boise, Idaho-based Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. Parker…
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While the public at large often views physicians as having high salaries, those within medicine understand that quantifying a physicians’ compensation is a complex process, Medical Economics reported May 6. Primary care physicians, for example, earned an average of $300,000…
Emergency amendments filed by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine were finalized April 9, codifying protections for physicians in the state who deliver reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare services. Here are four things to know about the shield laws: 1.…
According to a new study by the Neiman Healthy Policy Institute, office-based physicians are interpreting hundreds of thousands of medical images they ordered themselves each year, rather than sending them to trained radiologists. The study, published April 1 in the…
Forbes released its annual World’s Billionaires list on April 1, highlighting the globe’s wealthiest individuals, including nine physicians. Collectively, the world’s billionaires now hold a combined fortune of $16.1 trillion, marking an increase of nearly $2 trillion from 2024. Below…
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Williston, Vt.-based Evergreen Family Health has filed a lawsuit against the Bank of Burlington, claiming the financial institution failed to prevent a fraudster from stealing $270,000 from the practice’s checking account, Seven Days reported March 27. The report outlines the…
State laws regarding abortions — and the consequences for physicians who perform them — have seen a number of changes over the past few weeks as state lawmakers and governors continue to wrestle with consequences of the landmark 2022 Dobbs…
The number of primary care physicians billing Medicare dropped from 139,000 in 2018 to 132,000 in 2023, according to MedPAC’s March 13 report to Congress. Between 2018 and 2023, the total number of clinicians billing Medicare grew from approximately 1…
On March 20, attending and resident physicians at Mass General Brigham picketed outside Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston in support of legislation that would place a cap on hospital CEO pay. The physicians, represented by…
Five federal fraud and abuse laws impacting physicians are critical for compliance, according to a March 19 blog post from the National Rural Health Association. Here are the five laws, as outlined by the organization: False Claims Act The False…