Theresa Pickering was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution for posing as a licensed physician assistant at a family practice in Georgia. This is her second conviction for fraudulently practicing.
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The following are six updates in states that have punished physicians by suspending or restricting their medical licenses for misconduct, as covered by Becker's since March 28:
From supply chain problems to high staffing costs, seven leaders joined Becker's to discuss the factors that are losing money for ASCs.
Approximately 24.3 percent of physicians plan to quit their roles in the next two years, with an additional 47.3 percent reporting feeling burned out, according to a new study conducted by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, University…
Wyoming is the state with the fewest employed physicians, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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New York City has been named the city with the most millionaires and billionaires worldwide, with 340,000 millionaires and 58 billionaires, according to a 2023 report from investment consultant Henley & Partners.
A planned 60,000-square-foot medical office building in Greensboro, N.C., is facing opposition from residents over possible Revolutionary War soldiers' graves, according to an April 18 report from the Greensboro News & Record.
Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn., has reached an agreement to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act.
Michigan physician Scott Cooper, MD, pleaded guilty April 17 to illegally distributing more than 7,000 oxycodone pills.
Gabriel Figueroa, administrator at Manhattan Reproductive Surgery Center in New York City, told Becker's three main ways — including focusing on quality staff hires and properly managing surgical materials — that ASCs can improve their bottom lines in 2023.