The Physicians Foundation released its 2022 survey of physicians across the country and found which staff roles physicians are experiencing the largest shortages of.
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More employed physicians are reporting staff shortages than independent physicians, according to the Physicians Foundation's "2022 Survey of America's Physicians," released Nov. 15.
CMS released its finalized 2023 Physician Fee Schedule on Nov. 1, including a Stark Law update for rural emergency hospitals, according to a report from law firm Holland & Knight.
An Illinois woman was convicted over plans to defraud Medicare of over $6 million, the U.S. Justice Department said Nov. 17.
San Luis Obispo, Calif.-based nurse practitioner Sarah Erny, DNP, RN, has agreed to an injunction and to pay $19,750 in civil penalties for inferring she was a physician to the public, the County of San Luis Obispo District Attorney's office…
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Healthcare data collector Leapfrog has released its 2022 hospital safety grades, ranging from F to A. New Hampshire tops the list as the state with the greatest percentage of hospitals receiving A grades at 53.8 percent.
Ochsner Baton Rouge (La.) has partnered with 12-physician group Impact Network, the health system said Nov. 14.
San Ramon-based Hill Physicians Medical Group in Northern California topped Definitive Healthcare's list of California physician groups with the highest Medicare charges.
Whether a physician is self-employed or is employed by a hospital or health system comes with advantages distinct to each, according to Medscape's 2022 "Employed Physicians Report" and its "Self-employed Physicians Report."
Here are seven physicians who were arrested, charged, convicted or sentenced for illegal distribution of controlled substances since Oct. 25.