Yi Kao, MD, alleged his former employer, Mount Nittany Medical Center, wrongly terminated his privileges in a lawsuit filed Jan. 19, according to the Centre Daily Times.

An owner of three medical practices was convicted of aggravated identity theft for placing the name and address of another man with the same name in legal documents to avoid a settlement payment.

Chris Roy, business development executive at Hutchinson, Kan.-based The Summit, joined Becker's to discuss the payer behavior challenging his physician-owned surgical hospital. 

For physicians looking to the business side of healthcare rather than the front lines of medicine, there are four key considerations that can help ensure success, according to a Jan. 22 Harvard Business Review article by Sachin Jain, MD, CEO of SCAN Health Plan. 

Aaron Carroll, MD, chief health officer of Bloomington-based Indiana University, is stepping down from his role after being selected to serve as the next president and CEO of AcademyHealth, a Washington D.C.-based healthcare policy organization.

Kristin Higgins, MD, has been appointed chief clinical officer of City of Hope Cancer Center Atlanta.

Minnesota is the state with the best healthcare for physician retirees, according to a Jan. 23 report from WalletHub.

Saltzer Health, a primary and specialty care group based in the Treasure Valley, Idaho region, plans to sell or end services by March 29. 

The shortage of anesthesia providers has had a significant impact on healthcare organizations across the country.

Kentucky is the worst state to retire in, according to a Jan. 22 report from WalletHub.

Florida is the best state to retire in, according to a Jan. 22 report from WalletHub.

Here are three court cases involving physicians to know, as reported by Becker's since Jan. 8:

HHS' Office of Inspector General has determined that a consultant's proposed provision of gift cards to existing physician practice customers does not violate the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, according to an article by law firm Harris Beach published Jan. 18 on JDSupra.

Mark Laperouse, MD, has been appointed strategic adviser of emergency medicine for Ventra Health.

Fifty-two percent of healthcare employees indicated they feel fairly paid for the work they do — the lowest score of any industry studied, according to a recent report by experience management company Qualtrics. 

Many hospitals nationwide are reinstating mask requirements. But is this the best course of action?

Even when physicians are on vacation or taking time off, they are often still working on patient-related tasks, according to findings from a study published Jan. 12 in JAMA Network Open.

The owners of health clinic AmeriHealth have agreed to pay $2 million after admitting to violating the False Claims Act. 

Newark, N.J.-based long-term care hospital Silver Lake Hospital and its investors have agreed to pay $30.6 million to resolve alleged fraudulent claims. 

Providence Health Plan, the insurance division of Renton, Wash.-based Providence, appointed Laurel Soot, MD, chief medical officer.