New York City-based NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Bronxville, N.Y.-based Sarah Lawrence College are piloting a master's program in genome health analysis.

Staff recruitment and retention and anesthesia coverage are among the top priorities for operating room leaders headed into 2024, according to a Dec. 22 report from ORManager based on a November/December survey conducted by the website. 

As physician burnout and turnover remains high, organizations continue looking for ways to keep employees satisfied. 

CMS made changes to healthcare policy in 2023 that are set to change many facets of care in 2024.

Total Access Urgent Care agreed to pay more than $9.1 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare. 

From leadership moves to layoffs, here are 13 Optum moves that physician leaders should know that Becker's reported on in 2023:

A surgery team at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland performed the system's first surgical removal of a herniated disc without the use of general anesthesia.

Healthcare policy legislation has been in the spotlight for much of 2023, including issues related to reimbursement, advanced practice provider supervision requirements and payer policies. 

Forty-six percent of physicians said they expect retiring from medicine to feel like losing a part of their identity, according to a survey by Medscape. 

While the COVID-19 public health emergency status has faded away, the pandemic's effects on the healthcare workforce has not.

Bed constraints, supply chain issues and staffing shortages are among the many challenges physicians may face in 2024.

A financial adviser in West New York, N.J., was found guilty on 11 counts in connection with a $4 million healthcare insurance fraud scheme. 

The American Medical Association has identified the insurance industry giants with the largest shares of the commercial health insurance, Medicare Advantage and public health exchange markets in 2023. 

Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center must pay $120 million for a medical malpractice suit that claimed it failed to timely diagnose and treat a patient.

Learning to work with limited resources will be the name of the game for physicians in 2024.

Seven healthcare providers recently joined Becker's to share how ongoing staffing shortages and layoffs have affected how they practice medicine.

Several physicians and industry leaders connected with Becker's in 2023 to discuss key trends, goals and plans for the future. 

Colorado is the healthiest state, according to recent data published Dec. 5 by the United Health Foundation.

A physician currently based in Ohio has been charged in a $14 million Medicare and Tricare fraud scheme in Washington.

Hawaii is the state with the best health outcomes, according to data published by the United Health Foundation Dec. 5.