St. Mary’s Health Care System, an Athens, Ga.-based member of Trinity Health, has appointed Eric Schuck, MD, its chief medical officer.

A Tulsa, Okla., man has been sentenced to 54 months in prison for a $7 million healthcare fraud scheme.

Nearly 60% of physicians believe that nonphysician ownership of practices results in a lower quality of patient care, according to a survey from NORC at the University of Chicago. 

Geriatric medicine specialties were the top two least-filled specialties in the 2023 National Resident Matching Program results for medicine and pediatric specialties.

Sports medicine is the fastest growing physician specialty, according to data published by the Association of American Medical Colleges.

As 2023 comes to a close, 27 physicians who practice on an outpatient basis recently joined Becker's to share where they are placing their focus in 2024.

Five defendants, including healthcare executives, were found guilty of a kickback conspiracy scheme.

Joshua Rehmann, DO, was named chief medical officer of West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health, Business Record reported Dec. 1.

Here are six physicians who have been involved or are allegedly involved in healthcare fraud cases reported by Becker's in November:

Ten specialties filled all their positions in the 2023 Match results for medicine and pediatric specialties.

Cost related issues are the most common factor behind physicians and practices avoiding electronic health records, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians and Electronic Health Records Report."

A Springdale, Ark.-based psychiatrist and former head of Arkansas' state medical board has been formally charged with two counts of Medicaid fraud. 

The American Medical Association has compiled a list of terms physicians should know involving prior authorization, the process requiring physicians to receive approval from the health plan before the prescribed treatment, test or medical service can be delivered to the patient.

Epic Systems is the most popular electronic health record system among physicians, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians and Electronic Health Records Report."

Six physicians made Forbes' annual "30 Under 30" in healthcare list, released Nov. 28. 

Covina, Calif.-based health system Emanate Health has filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group's Optum, alleging that Optum participated in anticompetitive practices over physician contracts.

Between 2021 and 2022, 40% of physicians polled in a survey from the American Medical Association said they had interest in leaving their current organization within two years.

Inability to exchange information with other electronic health record systems was the leading factor behind practices' decisions to switch systems, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians and Electronic Health Records Report."

Here are five key individuals who are leading Optum: 

A nurse practitioner has pleaded guilty in Boston federal court for her role in a $7.8 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary medical equipment, including back and knee braces.