Connecticut has the highest number of cardiologists per capita out of any state at 11.31 cardiologists for every 100,000 residents. 

Cardiology Associates of Mobile (Ala.) recently experienced a data breach, according to a Dec. 4 news release from data breach law firm Strauss Borrelli.

A nursing home employee in Lock Haven, Pa., has been charged with conspiring with an unnamed physician in a long-running kickback scheme.

A 11,010-square-foot medical office building in East Lansing, Mich., has been sold to real estate investment firm Walz Kraft Capital Partners, according to a Dec. 5 report from ReBusiness Online.

Becker's has reported on six physician practice closures since Nov. 7. 

New York City-based Mount Sinai and U.S. Anesthesia Partners have formed Greater New York Anesthesia Services. 

The most frequent cause of medical malpractice allegations against gastroenterologists are diagnostic errors. 

Gastroenterologists are facing mounting challenges as they navigate payer policies, diminishing reimbursements and administrative hurdles. 

Plans for a two-story medical office building in Carlsbad, Calif., were unanimously approved by the city council on Dec. 3, according to a Dec. 4 report from The Coast News Group.

Cardiothoracic surgery is the highest-paying specialty for physician assistants while anesthesiology is the highest paying specialty for nurse practitioners, according to consulting firm SullivanCotter's "2024 Advanced Practice Provider Compensation and Productivity Survey Report."

A podiatrist and a patient recruiter were sentenced to prison and ordered to pay more than $7 million in restitution for their roles in a scheme to fraudulently bill TriCare for medically unnecessary compounded creams.

Philip Ades, MD, a "prominent cardiologist and pioneer" in cardiac rehabilitation, died Nov. 27, according to a Dec. 4 obituary published by Legacy.com. 

While it is generally accepted that the shortage of physicians in the U.S. is driven by an aging population of current physicians, an insufficient number of residency slots and increased demand for medical procedures, Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, R-N.C., offered another reason in a Dec. 3 Medical Economics report. 

Here are four recent updates related to certificate-of-need issues in Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia, as reported by Becker's:

Virtual GI services provider Oshi Health has tapped Rebecca Bennett as its vice president of strategic partnerships and network operations. 

Physician incentives have long served as a way to improve patient outcomes and manage costs. But, a Dec. 3 article by the Association for Physician Leadership reportedly found several things that systems can do to improve the design of their incentive programs.

From layoffs to leadership appointments, here are nine updates from CVS Health in the last 60 days:

UnitedHealthcare's CEO, Brian Thompson, was fatally shot on the morning of Dec. 4 while exiting a hotel in New York City, according to the New York Police Department.

The strong majority of practicing physicians — 79% — have never undergone a peer review, according to Medscape's 2024 "Seeking Fairness and Real Guidance: Medscape Physicians and Peer Reviews Report 2024," published Dec. 4. 

While a majority of older adults agree that guidelines limiting colorectal cancer screenings after 75 are acceptable, a strong minority disagreed, according to a recent cross-sectional study conducted by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and reported by MedPage Today Dec. 3.