Former Maine state medical board administrator Brenda Gowesky, MD, alleges in a lawsuit that a whistleblower complaint she made against her former employer caused her to be fired from the agency, Medscape reported June 26.
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Hawaii is the most expensive state for physicians to retire in, costing retirees nearly $100,000 a year to live comfortably, according to 2023 data from the World Population Review.
The Florida surgeon general has signed an emergency suspension order for Manuel Barbeito, MD, a Miami-based physician who has been in prison for overprescribing since September, the Miami Herald reported June 25.
Thirty-four states in the U.S. currently have certificate-of-need laws that govern where health systems can build new facilities, including ASCs, based on demonstrated need in an area.
Wilmington, N.C.-based family medicine physician Mark Armitage, MD, agreed to pay $170,000 to resolve allegations he prescribed opioids and other drugs outside the usual course of professional practice.
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San Jose, Calif.-based family medicine physician Donald Siao, MD, was convicted of 12 counts of illegally distributing oxycodone and hydrocodone.
Here are seven hospitals and health systems laying off employees that Becker's has reported on since June 1:
Galena, Ohio-based Eskender Getachew, MD, has been convicted of unlawful prescription of opioids and benzodiazepines.
Tenet Healthcare, an operator of 465 ASCs and surgical hospitals nationwide, has appointed Sun Park as its new CFO and executive vice president, effective January 1.
Newsweek recently released its annual list of the top 510 ASCs nationwide.