Financially troubled Steward Health Care has extended the bid deadline of its physician group to July 22 and the auction deadline to July 25, according to a notice obtained by Becker's.

An Overland Park, Kan., physician had his license to practice medicine revoked after pleading guilty to a telemedicine scheme that defrauded Medicare out of about $16 million.

Becker's connected with Brian Patel, MD, senior vice president for medical affairs, medical director and chief quality officer at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, Mass., to find out what development in healthcare he is most interested in.

A judge ruled that Iowa Board of Medicine officials failed to provide all necessary information to a physician accused of incompetence, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported July 15.

A Pikeville, Ky., physician has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for illegally prescribing amphetamines. 

Reimbursement is physicians’ biggest issue with Medicaid, according to Medscape's “Medicare and Medicaid Report” for 2024. 

Here’s five things trends dominating physician employment right now:

Becker's connected with Michael Loftus, MD, senior vice president, chief medical and quality officer at Livingston, N.J.-based Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, part of West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health, to discuss the effects of the growing focus on physician well-being in healthcare.

Autonomy is top of mind for many physicians as the workforce migrates to employment over private practice,and some leaders are joining forces to leverage the power of a group.  

While Medicare’s Merit-Based Incentive Payment System "is well-intentioned", the program has started to undercut small and rural practices,  a blog post from the American Medical Association said. 

On July 10, CMS proposed a 2.8% conversion factor reduction to its physician fee schedule. 

Here are nine chief medical officers that have been named in the last 10 days, as reported by Becker's:

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, physician leaders are not just adapting to changes — they are driving them. 

Joe Galante, MD, was named chief medical officer of hospital clinical care services at Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis, according to a July 1 LinkedIn post from the health system. 

Ryan Sexton, MD, has been named chief medical officer of Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury, according to a July 7 report from WCAX3. 

CMS has proposed a 2.8% conversion factor reduction to its physician fee schedule for 2025. 

Here are 11 physicians who have recently been appointed to CEO roles, as reported by Becker's in 2024:

Emergency medicine specialists are facing the highest rates of burnout this year, according to a July 9 report from the American Medical Association. 

Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Children's Hospital tapped Catherine Krawczeski, MD, as its next chief medical officer.

Des Moines, Iowa-based Hamza Alsayouf, MD, has sued the state's Board of Medicine to gain investigative files, alleging the board violated state law by withholding information on him, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported July 8.