NewYork-Presbyterian has formed a long-term partnership with the Major League Baseball team the New York Mets to promote health and wellness in the communities the two groups serve.
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Physicians often underestimate their liability when it comes to the supervision of their nurse practitioners and physician assistants, according to an April 6 report from Medscape.
Norman Wang, MD, a cardiologist and faculty member of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, filed suit against the school, its medical center and affiliated physician group for alleged discrimination and retaliation, the Tribune Review reported April 5.
A New York physician is suing her former employer South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for decades of discrimination, according to an April 4 news report from Patch.
Here were the 10 most-read physician leadership updates reported by Becker's in March:
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Here are 22 physicians who took on C-suite roles in March, as reported by Becker's.
About 83 percent of physicians are satisfied with their medical specialty or subspeciality, according to a March 31 Medscape poll of 375 practicing physicians.
Brent Harris, MD, has been sentenced to 12 months probation as part of a plea deal for illegally accessing medical records, according to a March 31 report from the HIPAA Journal.
Former Kentucky physician Jeffrey Campbell was sentenced March 29 to 105 months in prison for conspiracy to unlawfully distribute and dispense controlled substances, conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, healthcare fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
A Michigan physician is suing Grand Rapids and Southfield, Mich.-based health system Corewell Health for alleged religious discrimination, according to a March 27 news report from ABC affiliate WXYZ WXYZ.