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San Ramon, Calif.-based Hill Physicians Medical Group has received the 2022 Excellence in Healthcare award for the Sacramento and Bay Area from the Integrated Healthcare Association. The medical group is one of 27 provider organizations to receive the honor, according…

Seventy-three percent of insured individuals want Congress to make coverage for telehealth services permanent, according to a report by AHIP.

Companies began hiring for open chief medical officer positions at a record rate during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from Yahoo Finance. 

The American Heart Association released a scientific statement Dec. 8 recommending physicians ask patients with heart failure if they are using alternative treatments such as supplements and diets.

U.S. health officials have warned that the country could be facing a never-before-seen "tripledemic" outbreak during the holiday season. The tripledemic will be composed of COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus and the flu all affecting the country at the same time. 

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health is set to lead a national clinical trial for a new heart device. Brian O'Neill, MD, will spearhead the trial in 75 hospitals across the country. 

Physicians from across the nation are set to meet with more than 30 senators Dec. 7 in Washington, D.C., to call for a ban on assault weapons, CBS Chicago reported. 

Five major healthcare deals since Nov. 15 that physician leaders need to know:

Jeff Desmond, MD, chief medical officer at University of Michigan Medicine Health in Ann Arbor, has announced his retirement after nearly 30 years with the health system. 

Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center Physician Group is welcoming three new cardiologists to its team.