Ryan Wade, MD, has been appointed medical director of the Freedom Institute, an addiction treatment center in New York City.
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Envision Healthcare, a physician services company, was awarded $91.2 million in its arbitration against United Healthcare for underpayment of essential medical care from 2017 to 2018 while the two had an in-network agreement.
John Hall, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of Kingman (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center.
Boynton Beach, Fla.-based Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches has acquired Cohen Medical Associates, a primary care practice with two locations and five physicians in Delray Beach.
Catalyst Health Network has formed a long-term partnership with Agilon Health, a value-based care platform.
Catalyst Health Network has formed a long-term partnership with Agilon Health, a value-based care platform.
Ariella Kelman, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of Biora Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focusing on needle-free delivery of therapeutics.
Two Canadian provinces, Nova Scotia and Ontario, have lifted board certification requirements for physicians licensed to practice in the U.S. in anticipation of a 44,000 physician shortage, according to a May 1 report from Medscape.
Staffing is one of the biggest productivity roadblocks medical groups face today, according to an MGMA Stat poll.
U.S. Senators have introduced a bill that would remove a cap on the number of Medicare-funded graduate medical education positions to help with the nation's physician shortage, the Mountain Home Observer reported May 1.