More employed physicians are reporting staff shortages than independent physicians, according to the Physicians Foundation's "2022 Survey of America's Physicians," released Nov. 15.
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Orlando (Fla.) Health Horizon West Hospital has tapped Maggie Bonko as its new chief operating officer.
CMS released its finalized 2023 Physician Fee Schedule on Nov. 1, including a Stark Law update for rural emergency hospitals, according to a report from law firm Holland & Knight.
An Illinois woman was convicted over plans to defraud Medicare of over $6 million, the U.S. Justice Department said Nov. 17.
The Michigan State Medical Society has appointed Tom George, MD, as its interim CEO beginning on Nov. 18.
San Luis Obispo, Calif.-based nurse practitioner Sarah Erny, DNP, RN, has agreed to an injunction and to pay $19,750 in civil penalties for inferring she was a physician to the public, the County of San Luis Obispo District Attorney's office…
Healthcare data collector Leapfrog has released its 2022 hospital safety grades, ranging from F to A. New Hampshire tops the list as the state with the greatest percentage of hospitals receiving A grades at 53.8 percent.
Ochsner Baton Rouge (La.) has partnered with 12-physician group Impact Network, the health system said Nov. 14.
San Ramon-based Hill Physicians Medical Group in Northern California topped Definitive Healthcare's list of California physician groups with the highest Medicare charges.
Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has hired Carlos Becerra, MD, as its Hoag Family Cancer Institute's medical director of cancer research.