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Richard Freeman, former CEO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton (N.J.), filed a lawsuit accusing the hospital of refusing to abide by its contractual obligations in response to his "malicious and unlawful" termination, according to court documents reviewed by…

Chicago physician Benjamin Toh, MD, has been convicted for his participation in a $9.5 million healthcare fraud conspiracy.

Here are five moves from CMS that Becker's has reported on since September 1: 

CMS has unveiled a new model that aims to address chronic disease, behavioral health and other medical conditions to promote health equity, increase access to primary care services, set health expenditures on a more sustainable trajectory and lower costs for…

Reading books can help physicians better understand how to care for patients from different backgrounds. It can also help them learn how to navigate increasingly complicated healthcare landscapes. 

As physician burnout remains at an all-time high, healthcare organizations need to be constantly aware of where they stand with their specialists. 

Here are six groups of medical professionals that have announced or finalized plans to unionize, as reported by Becker's since July 15: 

The cost of a yearly physical exam can vary as much as $149 between the least and most expensive states — Iowa and Alaska, respectively —  according to data from Sidecar Health's care calculator. 

Here are four physician fraud cases that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 7:

A Los Angeles Superior Court jury has ordered Los Angeles County to pay over $600,000 to a physician who alleged workplace retaliation in a recent lawsuit, The Daily Breeze reported Aug. 30.