COVID-19 changed the American public in several ways over the last three years. Importantly, it showed persistent gaps in U.S. public health infrastructure, and the importance of improving emergency responses for future global health events.
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Michigan podiatrist Kenneth Mitchell, DPM, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for orchestrating a healthcare fraud conspiracy that involved nearly $2 million in false and fraudulent Medicare claims, in addition to identity theft and false records.
Rochelle Walensky, MD, is stepping down as director of the CDC.
The American Hospital Association — a healthcare advocacy organization with 5,000 member hospitals, 270,000 affiliated physicians, 2 million nurses and 43,000 healthcare leaders — has penned a letter to the U.S. Senate to support the Medical Student Education Authorization Act.
The American College of Physicians has issued a statement condemning the May 3 shooting at Northside Hospital Medical Midtown in Atlanta that left one dead and four injured.
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Beverly Hills, Cal.-based plastic surgeon Joel Aronowitz, MD, has agreed to pay $23.9 million to settle allegations he submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid.
Envision Healthcare, a physician services company, was awarded $91.2 million in its arbitration against United Healthcare for underpayment of essential medical care from 2017 to 2018 while the two had an in-network agreement.
Two Canadian provinces, Nova Scotia and Ontario, have lifted board certification requirements for physicians licensed to practice in the U.S. in anticipation of a 44,000 physician shortage, according to a May 1 report from Medscape.
New York City-based NYU Langone Health has partnered with Islip, N.Y.-based South Shore Neurologic Associates, creating three NYU Langone South Shore Neurologic Associates locations in Patchogue, Riverhead and Islip.
The American College of Physicians has launched an initiative to address firearm injury and violence as a public health issue.