Approximately 75% of physicians have a patient base that is at least 11% covered by Medicare in 2024, according to Medscape's 2024 "Doctors Evaluate Medicare and Medicaid Report," published July 12.
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An Overland Park, Kan., physician had his license to practice medicine revoked after pleading guilty to a telemedicine scheme that defrauded Medicare out of about $16 million.
Becker's connected with Brian Patel, MD, senior vice president for medical affairs, medical director and chief quality officer at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, Mass., to find out what development in healthcare he is most interested in.
A judge ruled that Iowa Board of Medicine officials failed to provide all necessary information to a physician accused of incompetence, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported July 15.
A Pikeville, Ky., physician has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for illegally prescribing amphetamines.
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Reimbursement is physicians’ biggest issue with Medicaid, according to Medscape's “Medicare and Medicaid Report” for 2024.
In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, physician leaders are not just adapting to changes — they are driving them.
Emergency medicine specialists are facing the highest rates of burnout this year, according to a July 9 report from the American Medical Association.
Des Moines, Iowa-based Hamza Alsayouf, MD, has sued the state's Board of Medicine to gain investigative files, alleging the board violated state law by withholding information on him, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported July 8.
Physician burnout rates have fallen below 50% for the first time since 2020, according to a July 2 report from the American Medical Association.