Cleveland-based MetroHealth System appointed Marie Crandall, MD, chair of its department of surgery.

The anesthesia provider shortage is a continuing obstacle in care provision, as reimbursements decline and physicians leave the workforce. 

Consolidation is a hot topic in healthcare, but what does it mean for the future of physicians? 

A Houston physician and his facilities will pay $1.8 million to settle allegations of submitting fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid claims and violating Stark law. 

Leonardo Riella, MD, PhD, Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD, and Nahel Elias, MD, surgeons at Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital, successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically edited pig kidney into a living patient — the first procedure of its kind.

Castle Connolly recognized health systems and hospitals that have the most top physicians.

Many physicians and organizations are fighting to get noncompete agreements — which prohibit them from seeing patients for one to two years within a geographic region if they are fired or quit their job — banned or restricted. 

Harry Severance, MD, an adjunct assistant professor at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University School of Medicine, joined Becker's to discuss why he believes Stark law is hurting physicians rather than curbing corruption. 

Hawaii is the worst state for physicians to practice in, according to a March 18 report from personal finance site WalletHub.

Somos Community Care, a physician network in Kingsbridge, N.Y., received $29 million from state funds reserved for distressed hospitals and nursing homes, according to a report released March 18 by think tank Empire Center for Public Policy. 

A podiatrist in Memphis, Tenn., has been convicted for a scheme to defraud Medicare and TennCare out of nearly $4 million in foot bath medication reimbursements. 

Montana is the best state for physicians to practice in, while Hawaii is the worst, according to a March 18 report from personal finance site WalletHub.

Montana is the best state for physicians to practice in while Hawaii is the worst, according to a March 18 report from personal finance site WalletHub.

Many healthcare leaders are outspoken about the issues within the Medicare and Medicaid systems, but what can be done to fix them?

Montana has the best job opportunities for physicians, according to a report by personal finance website WalletHub.

Liam Gannon, MD, former emergency department director of Morristown, Vt.-based Copley Hospital, is suing the hospital for allegedly firing him after he raised safety concerns surrounding the switch to a new records system, VTDigger reported March 14. 

Surgeons were found to have the second-most stressful job in a study conducted by Dolman Law Group.

Michigan has the most punitive state medical board, according to a March 18 report from personal finance site WalletHub on the best and worst states for physicians.

Twenty-eight residency specialties across one- and two-year postgraduate programs filled all of their positions during this year's matching process for MD students.

Brian Hainline, MD, senior vice president and chief medical officer of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, plans to retire May 31 after more than a decade in the role.