Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. Chicago physician found guilty in $1.2M Medicare fraud case

    Amelia Ickes -
    A psychiatrist in the Chicago suburbs has been found guilty of defrauding Medicaid of more than $1.2 million, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Feb. 6.

  2. 3 physician lawsuits challenge state policy

    Patsy Newitt -
    From noncompetes to telehealth guidelines, here are three lawsuits from the last year in which physicians challenged their state's policy. 

  3. 5 key numbers on Medicare Advantage

    Amelia Ickes -
    Enrollment in Medicare Advantage has grown over the last 20 years following the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, which renamed the program from private Medicare plans.

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  1. Mass General expands leadership program

    Paige Haeffele -
    Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital launched the second annual cohort of its leadership program for junior providers.

  2. Physician group in talks to purchase shuttered HSHS, Prevea hospitals

    Paige Haeffele -
    OakLeaf Medical Network, an independent physician group based in Eau Claire, Wis., intends to purchase Hospital Sisters Health System hospitals and its associated Prevea Medical Group to prevent the closure of the facilities.

  3. 5 physician legal cases making headlines

    Amelia Ickes -
    From fraud schemes to false claims, here are five legal cases involving physicians that Becker's reported on in January:

  4. Why physicians may be hiding their depression

    Amelia Ickes -
    Ninety percent of physicians said they have experienced either clinical or colloquial depression in Medscape's "Physician Burnout & Depression Report 2024" released Jan. 26.

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  1. Hospital leaders push for violence protections

    Paige Haeffele -
    The American Hospital Association and the American College of Emergency Surgeons urged Congress to approve legislation that would provide federal protections from violence for healthcare workers.

  2. Is the physician employment model broken?

    Patsy Newitt -
    Revenue and expense data from the last year could point to a need for to reconsider the traditional physician employment model, according to Kaufman Hall's "Physician Flash Report for 2023"

  3. 9 physician workforces updates from January

    Amelia Ickes -
    From provider burnout to physicians leaving their positions, here are nine workforce updates that Becker's reported on in January:

  4. Academic physicians look to leave their institutions

    Amelia Ickes -
    Nearly one-third of academic physicians said they plan to leave their institutions in the short term, according to a study published Dec. 15 in JAMA Network Open. 

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  1. Healthcare AI company focused on provider burnout gets private equity boost

    Amelia Ickes -
    Connecticut-based private equity firm Peloton Equity has invested in OnPoint Healthcare Partners, an AI-enabled technology services provider focusing on reducing physician burnout and improving administrative efficiencies.

  2. California man sentenced for $234M Medicare fraud scheme

    Riz Hatton -
    A man from Glendale, Calif., was sentenced Jan. 31 to 10 years in prison for a Medicare fraud scheme.

  3. 5 notes on the 'urgent crisis' of the physician shortage

    Amelia Ickes -
    In October, American Medical Association president Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, referred to the physician shortage as an "urgent crisis," leading to strain on physicians, administrative burdens and growing consolidation across the healthcare field.

  4. 5 healthcare deals, closures physicians are monitoring

    Paige Haeffele -
    Here are five healthcare partnerships, acquisitions and mergers that physicians should know, as reported by Becker's since Jan. 22:

  5. The state of prior authorization in 2024

    Amelia Ickes -
    CMS finalized a rule Jan. 17 requiring certain payers to include a specific reason when denying requests, publicly report certain prior authorization metrics, and send decisions within 72 hours for urgent requests and seven calendar days for standard requests beginning in 2026.

  6. 5 physician voices on depression in the workplace

    Amelia Ickes -
    Nearly one-third of physicians said they have experienced clinical depression, while another 67% said they've faced colloquial depression in Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report."

  7. The workplace measures physicians say could help burnout

    Amelia Ickes -
    Nearly half of physicians said increasing compensation was the No. 1 solution that could address burnout in the healthcare space, according to Medscape's "Physician Burnout & Depression Report 2024" released Jan. 26.

  8. Mass General Brigham pulls physicians from Steward hospitals amid financial woes

    Patsy Newitt -
    Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has pulled its physicians out of Steward Health Care's Holy Family Hospital campuses amid Steward's financial challenges, Boston Business Journal reported Jan. 26. 

  9. How physicians cope with burnout

    Riz Hatton -
    Exercise is the most common coping mechanism for physicians experiencing burnout, according to Medscape's "Physician Burnout & Depression Report 2024" released Jan. 26.

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