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A jury in Portland, Ore., has awarded over $24.6 million to the family of a patient who died during a colonoscopy in 2018, reported Law360 Aug. 19. 

Poway, Calif.-based Palomar Medical Group has restored its digital systems after a cyberattack hit the provider in May, according to an Aug. 19 report from the San Diego Union-Tribune.

A Newburgh, N.Y.-based family medicine practice and its two physician owners have admitted to submitting claims for services rendered by nurse practitioners and physician assistants not enrolled with Medicare and Medicaid with no physician involvement. 

Nurse practitioners in the U.S. can earn $33,050 more than the national average salary by practicing in California, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey.

Nurse practitioners in South Dakota may earn as much as $59,460 lower than the national average, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey.

A Black-owned radiology practice filed a lawsuit July 31 against the University of Maryland Medical System over alleged unfair and discriminatory bidding practices. 

Physicians Pierre Kory, MD, and Paul Ellis Marik, MD, have had their certifications revoked by The American Board of Internal Medicine for leading an organization that promotes ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19, according to an Aug. 15 report from…

COVID-19 is on the rise in a predicted 25 states nationwide following a new summer surge, according to an Aug. 18 report from Forbes based on the newest data from the CDC. 

A woman from Dayton, Ohio, was arrested in Texas months after being indicted for allegedly stealing $1.5 million from Ohio Medicaid. 

Since January, 10 states have passed laws reforming prior authorization rules in an effort to reduce care delays and save time for physicians and patients, according to an Aug. 19 report from the American Medical Association.