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.
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The American College of Physicians has launched an initiative to address firearm injury and violence as a public health issue.
Physician assistants in Washington received the highest average annual wage, according to data published April 25 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey.
Of the malpractice suits filed against dermatologists between 2011 and 2022, half were related to accidental injuries, according to an April 24 report from Medscape.
Lafayette (La.) Physical Rehabilitation Hospital and its parent company, Acadiana Management Group, have agreed to pay $1.2 million, and physician Carolyn Smith, MD, has agreed to pay $575,000 to settle false claims allegations, according to an April 24 report from…
A Los Angeles man has been charged with falsely claiming to be a licensed physician and practicing medicine on thousands of patients.