A Duluth, Minn., family practice physician is suing Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital, also in Duluth, claiming the system’s enforcement of her noncompete blocks her from opening a private practice and harms community access to care, Duluth News Tribune reported Nov.…
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Between Nov. 24 and Nov. 26, Becker’s reported on the closures of five physician practices owned by Optum or subsidiaries of Optum, UnitedHealth Group’s physician practice arm. 1. Four primary care practices in southern New Jersey are being shuttered by…
A first-of-its-kind, peer-reviewed study published in JAMA Network Open provides compelling evidence for what anecdotal reports previously suggested: ambient AI not only reduces documentation burden — it improves clinician wellbeing. Led by Yale School of Medicine and conducted across six…
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Quality of life, rather than compensation, is the main factor driving physicians to consider moving abroad, according to a Medscape report published Nov. 24. Medscape surveyed 1,271 physicians who either currently work abroad or aspire to do so between Sept.…
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2025 brought a sharp decline in 4-star contracts and higher cut points across key HEDIS and CAHPS measures, shrinking bonus pools and raising pressure on health plan leaders. Join health plan executives to explore how real-time data from Remote Patient…
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Richard Pitts, D.O, Ph.D
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Senior Medical Director, Health Plan Business, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
In a Nov. 26 report, the American Medical Association notes that the evaluation process for physician residency applicants has shifted into a more “holistic” approach, placing a greater emphasis on “soft skills” during interviews. Looking at a survey from the…
Patrick County Urgent Care, an urgent care facility in Claudsville, Va., closed its doors Nov. 14, according to a notice posted in the window of the former physician’s office and obtained by Radio IQ Nov. 14. According to the report,…
A provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law July 4, imposed stricter borrowing limits on the amount of federal student loans that those earning professional degrees can borrow. Specifically, the new legislation eliminates the Grad PLUS…
Titusville, Fla.-based Parrish Medical Group will adopt a cashless payment model beginning Jan. 1, 2026. According to a Nov. 24 news release shared with Becker’s, the decision comes in response to an increased demand for digital convenience. “Parrish Medical Group…