Kenneth Wood, DO, has been appointed executive vice president and chief medical officer of Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health.
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Alabama legislators introduced legislation to address physician shortage in the state, NBC affiliate WAFF reported April 12.
Indiana lawmakers are seeking to address the physician shortage in the state by adjusting bans on noncompete agreements, radio station WBOI reported April 11.
A new federal law has updated Stark Law and anti-kickback statute exceptions for physician wellness programs, according to an April 11 article in JDSupra from the law firm Maynard Nexsen.
Provider enablement platform Vytalize Health has acquired a majority interest in Independent Physician Association of New York, which includes more than 3,000 healthcare providers and is one of the largest multispecialty IPAs in the country.
Texas physician Oscar Lightner, MD, was convicted April 11 for operating a "pill mill" clinic and unlawfully prescribing over 600,000 opioid pills in exchange for cash payments.
Three physician billionaires saw a net worth decrease from 2022 to 2023, according to Forbes' 37th annual list of the world's richest people in 2023.
Ana Almeda, MD, has been named the inaugural chief medical officer of Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas, which is set to open at the end of 2023.
Cellarity, a life sciences company, named a new chief data officer, CFO and two department vice presidents.
President Joe Biden signed legislation to end the national emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic.