Financial pressures, workforce shifts and changing expectations are reshaping physician compensation models nationwide. Here are 10 physician compensation pay trends to know, drawn from recent data provided by VMG Health and SullivanCotter’s 2025 “Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey.” 1. Medicare…
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Orange, Calif.-based, physician–owned Heritage Provider Network agreed to pay a nearly $50 million settlement to resolve class-action litigation regarding a cyberattack, according to an Oct. 15 report from The HIPAA Journal. Here are five more things to know:
Hagerstown, Md.-based Meritus Health will welcome three physicians into its new general surgery residency program in 2026. According to an Oct. 13 news release, the five-year program received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education earlier this year.…
Patient trust has emerged as a serious issue in healthcare, as a variety of factors — including decreased access to healthcare, diminishing transparency around reimbursement policies and rising medical misinformation — erode the relationship between physicians and their patients. Anthony…
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has stopped accepting federal funding for its programs and contracts, the medical society told Becker’s Aug. 1. “Recent changes in federal funding laws and regulations significantly impact ACOG’s program goals, policy positions and…
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Several physician groups have announced their support for a piece of legislation that will fine payers that fail to pay physicians 30 days after losing the independent dispute resolution process laid out in the No Surprises Act. The American College…
The Drug Enforcement Administration and CMS are warning physicians of targeted scams that use “deceptive schemes” and other methods to access medical records, personal information and fraudulently obtain payments. One scheme involves scammers impersonating DEA agents and telling physicians they…
St. Louis-based physician groups are disproportionately filing lawsuits against people living in zipcodes with higher percentages of low-income and Black residents, according to a report published July 10 by JAMA Network Open and reported out by St. Louis Public Radio…
A pilot killed in a plane crash July 20 was a physician from Lebanon, Pa., Local 21 News reported July 21. Musaddiq Nazeeri, MD, operated Nazeeri Family Medicine in Lebanon, Pa., and was described by colleagues as a “compassionate caregiver”…
Numerous policy shifts in recent weeks are expected to drastically affect medical schools and residency programs over the next five years, including caps on federal student loans and cuts to research programs. Three physicians joined Becker’s to share their thoughts…