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.
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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:
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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.
Since 1965, the government and commercial insurance sectors have adopted the term "provider" to refer to entities that can receive Medicare payments, including physicians, according to an Aug. 22 report from the American Medical Association.
Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School in Providence, R.I., will no longer submit data to U.S. News & World Report for its medical school ranking system starting in 2024.
Lincare Holdings, a chemical company that provides oxygen equipment to patients with respiratory issues, has agreed to pay $29 million and perform corrective actions to resolve allegations of fraudulently overbilling Medicare.
A Tennessee physician was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after being convicted of 13 felony healthcare fraud charges.