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Here are 11 major practice data breaches from the first half of 2023: 

Three-fourths of physicians feel as though they are currently being overtaxed, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians and Taxes"report, which surveyed over 1,200 physicians across 29 specialties. 

Eastern Carolina Emergency Physicians has merged with Emergency Care Partners, a national provider of emergency medicine and emergency department management services for hospitals in Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, Louisiana, Florida, New York, Illinois and North Carolina.

Farah Shafi, MD, has been named chief medical officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island.

Here are eight physician leadership updates Becker's has reported on since June 27:

Here are two ways physicians and health systems can prepare for the next decade of healthcare and cost cutting, according to a July 13 report from the American Medical Association:

Here are the top 10 private equity deals by the value of physician practices between 2012 and 2021, according to data from the American Antitrust Institute's report "Monetizing Medicine: Private Equity and Competition in Physician Practice Markets":

Here are the top private equity firms by number of physician practice deals between 2012 and 2021, according to data from the American Antitrust Institute's report "Monetizing Medicine: Private Equity and Competition in Physician Practice Markets," published July 10:

Physician practice acquisitions involving private equity firms have increased by more than six times over the past 10 years, according to data from the American Antitrust Institute's report "Monetizing Medicine: Private Equity and Competition in Physician Practice Markets."

Over the last 10 years, physicians have migrated away from small practices, according to a survey conducted by the American Medical Association shared with Becker's July 12.