Former Pennsylvania physician John Keun Sang Lee, MD, was sentenced in federal court March 7 after being convicted for healthcare fraud.
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The American College of Physicians published a statement March 8 expressing support for the Biden administration's proposed 2024 federal budget.
Lorna Gober, MD, has been named chief medical officer of PeaceHealth's Northwest network.
VarmX, a biotechnology company focused on the development of therapies to reverse blood coagulation, named Jeffery Lawson, MD, PhD, its chief scientific officer.
Portland-based Maine Medical Partners has added four new specialty physicians to its team, which is currently the largest in the state, according to a March 7 press release.
There are over 500,000 practicing physicians in the U.S., according to 2022 data from consumer data platform Statista.
Riverside County supervisors have approved a physician sharing program between California health systems Loma Linda University Health and Moreno Valley-based Riverside University Health System, according to a March 7 report from NBC Palm Springs.
Medford, Ore.-based health system Asante is warning patients that their medical records may have been accessed by an unauthorized physician over the span of nine years, according to a March 8 report from The HIPAA Journal.
Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Physicians Group has added Fairhaven Obstetrics and Gynecology in Goshen, Ind., to its network.
Bruce Gewertz, MD, has been named vice dean of clinical development and faculty affairs at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He will take on this role in addition to his current position as surgeon-in-chief for the medical center.