Author: Patsy Newitt

CVS Health, one of the biggest players in the battle to acquire physicians, is facing a possible split amid major financial struggles. 

Amid the fallout from Hurricane Helene, hospitals across the nation are conserving IV fluids.

An emergency medicine physician from Annandale, Va., has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute more than 7,000 oxycodone pills, 34,000 milliliters of hydrocodone-chlorpheniramine solution and 107,000 milliliters of promethazine-codeine solution.

Physicians are interested in leadership roles, but many do not have the business skills to support that ambition. 

A physician in Landis, N.C., and his medical practice have agreed to pay $625,000 to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act from their involvement in a laboratory kickback scheme. 

From pay declines to rising procedure demand, gastroenterology leaders are facing new and longstanding challenges. 

Here are 10 anesthesiologist suits Becker's has reported on so far in 2024:

ASCs in recent years have seen an increase in "nuclear verdicts," when juries award more than $10 million, according to an Oct. 3 article from risk advisor company RCM&D. 

The combined net worth of the five richest physician billionaires is $45.1 billion, according to Forbes' net worth tracker. 

Cleveland Clinic has the highest gastroenterology procedure volume, according to a recent report from Definitive Healthcare.