Of the malpractice suits filed against dermatologists between 2011 and 2022, half were related to accidental injuries, according to an April 24 report from Medscape.
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The American Hospital Association and the Federation of American Hospitals released a statement against physician-owned hospitals April 24.
Eva Slavcheva, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of St. David's Georgetown Hospital in Georgetown, Texas.
John Corman, MD, has been appointed senior vice president and chief clinical officer of Pasadena, Calif.-based Huntington Health, an affiliate of Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai.
Lawmakers in Maine are weighing a bill that would address the barriers for foreign-trained physicians to practice in the state, according to an April 25 report from NBC affiliate News Center Maine.
Here are the 15 states with the most medically underserved areas and populations, which have been identified as having a shortage of primary care services, as of April 2023, according to the Health Resources & Services Administration:
Here are six compensation updates Becker's has reported on since March 28:
Here are eight legislation and regulation updates affecting physicians that Becker's has reported on since April 6:
The American College of Rheumatology has backed the introduction of the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act.
Lafayette (La.) Physical Rehabilitation Hospital and its parent company, Acadiana Management Group, have agreed to pay $1.2 million, and physician Carolyn Smith, MD, has agreed to pay $575,000 to settle false claims allegations, according to an April 24 report from…