West Virginia has been named the state most stressed about medical bills, with nearly a fourth of its population having medical debt in collections. 

As hospitals and health systems continue to integrate telehealth into their practices, the benefits continue to grow, according to a Sept. 25 report from the American Medical Association.

A Kentucky physician and nurse have been convicted of conspiracy to illicitly prescribe controlled substances and related offenses.

The most wealthy physician billionaires on Forbes' real-time billionaire tracker are varying degrees of self-made. Thomas Frist Jr., MD, the richest self-made physician billionaire in the U.S. — worth $21.1 billion — earned a "self-made" score of seven.

Here are seven moves by CVS Health that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 23:

Larry Butler Jr., senior director of facilities at Penn Medicine's Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, is out of his role just one month after taking it on.

Healthcare software-as-a-service platform Zivian Health has partnered with Matchday to reduce burnout and connect physicians with jobs and alternative income opportunities.

A Stoughton, Mass. man has been indicted for allegedly impersonating physicians to obtain prescription drugs illegally and selling them for profit.

Six medications have fallen into short supply since late August, according to recent reports from the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Montana is the best state to practice medicine, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

Duke University in Durham, N.C., and Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania have the best Bachelor of Science in nursing programs in the country, according to rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

Input on CMS' proposed physician fee schedule for 2024 was due last week — and among comments from providers, private insurers and other healthcare players, there were a few common themes.

Joshua Glauser, DO, a physician at Baptist Health Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital, must pay $20 million to the family of a patient who died while being treated for acute pancreatitis, Palm Beach Post reported Sept. 14. 

Pascal Girault, 21, of Stoughton, Mass., has been indicted on charges of impersonating a physician to illegally obtain prescription drugs and then sell them. 

Hawaii is the worst state to practice medicine, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., holds the top rank in the world for hospitals in eight out of 12 specialties, according to rankings released by Newsweek. 

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., was named the "smartest" hospital in the world by Newsweek. 

Here are three groups of medical professionals that have announced plans to or held strikes, as reported by Becker's since Sept. 7: 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is the largest health system in the U.S. by number of hospitals as well as net patient revenue, according to data from Definitive Healthcare, a healthcare analytics firm. 

As the pandemic-related slowdown in health system financial moves eases, hospital joint venture deals are expected to climb in the coming months.