A former New Hampshire psychiatrist and onetime hospital chief medical officer has been sentenced to 12 months and a day in federal prison for signing hundreds of medically unnecessary orders for braces without ever examining patients, according to an Oct.…
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The two physicians leading Cardiology Associates of Schenectady (N.Y.) allege in a counterclaim that Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners used noncompete agreements to dismantle Ellis Medicine’s cardiac program ahead of a potential Ellis affiliation with Albany Med, according to…
Disputes over where physicians can practice are becoming more contentious and complex as physicians contract into hybrid arrangements with management services organizations and health systems begin suing one another over physician groups. Some of these cases are playing out as…
Marit Health, a jobs and compensation platform for clinicians, has launched Community, an online forum where verified physicians and advanced practice providers can discuss compensation, contracts and careers, according to an Oct. 20 blog post from the company. Members must…
Physician residents reported an average salary of about $79,000, up 5.4% from the previous year, according to Medscape’s “Resident Salary & Debt Report 2026.” The report, published Oct. 20, is based on an online survey of 509 U.S. residents across…
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New Brunswick, N.J.-based Saint Peter’s Healthcare System has filed a lawsuit alleging West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health and former board member Maureen Cernadas, MD, conspired to divert the system’s OB-GYN business. Six things to know: 1. The lawsuit was filed…
When health systems decide who should lead the medical groups they own, choosing a physician comes with a clear price tag, and new data shows that premium is holding steady. Physician presidents and CEOs of health system-owned medical groups earned…
Pay in 17 of 30 physician specialties failed to keep up with inflation in 2026, according to a Sept. 29 analysis from Marit Health. Consumer prices rose 3.4% in the 12 months ending in August, according to the Bureau of…
Amanda Harrell, DO, former chief medical officer of Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System, sued the system Oct. 13 in Jasper County (Mo.) Circuit Court, alleging she was fired on the basis of her sex and in retaliation for raising compliance…
Most physicians who aren’t qualifying APM participants face a 1.68% cut to the Medicare conversion factor in 2027 under CMS’ proposed physician fee schedule. Some specialties face much steeper drops once coding and valuation changes are added in. The proposed…