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From physician shortages to prior authorization, here are the 10 most-read physician leadership stories from Becker's in October. 

Daniel Canchola, MD, pleaded guilty for his role in a $54 million Medicare fraud scheme, the Justice Department said Oct. 25.

Merideth Norris, DO, of Kennebunk, Maine, was arrested for allegedly illegal distribution of opioids and other substances, the U.S. Justice Department reported Oct. 26. 

The Iowa Board of Medicine has charged family medicine physician Dorothy Cline-Campbell, DO, with professional incompetency, the third time she's been sanctioned in 16 years, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Oct. 20. 

Hollywood, Fla.-based Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, one of the country’s leading pediatric centers, unveiled its $166 million expansion.

Providers who leave their organizations cite burnout as the main contributor 33 percent of the time, a report published Oct. 18 by the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment found. 

According to the most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, several states have under 100 physicians for specialties including ophthalmology, cardiology and pediatrics. 

New York's Department of Health is investing more than $2.4 million to help bring students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds to the medical field. 

Here are 10 CEO appointments Becker's has reported on since Oct. 7:

A recent study found that the FDA's customary Friday drug safety alerts could prevent more deaths and drug complications if they occurred on other weekdays.