Joseph Stalfire III, MD, a surgeon at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, is suing a fellow physician for allegedly submitting false medical board complaints in an attempt to get him fired, according to an April 5 report from Medscape.
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A Bethesda, Md.-based physician has been indicted on seven counts of dispensing controlled substances outside the scope of her professional practice, Fox 5 DC reported April 3.
CVS Health and UnitedHealth Group are the two biggest healthcare companies by revenue, according to a report from Investopedia.
Linh Cao Nguyen, MD, a physician in Peoria, Ariz., pleaded guilty to engaging in a scheme to defraud multiple healthcare benefit programs.
Surgeons working at outpatient care centers are paid more than surgeons in any other practice setting on average, according to May 2023 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Otolaryngology Associates, a group practice with 13 offices in Indiana, experienced a cyberattack affecting 316,802 individuals.
Surgeons in the five highest-paying states earn significantly more per year than the U.S. average of $343,990, according to the newest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, released April 3.
In March 2023, the ASC at Hudson, Fla.-based Bonati Spine Institute was temporarily shut down after the state of Florida suspended its license.
Noblesville, Ind.-based Riverview Health is suing a former physician for allegedly not paying back overpayments for on-call services, the Indiana Business Journal reported April 4.
Utah is the highest-paying state for surgeons, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.