Author: Patsy Newitt

San Diego, Calf.-based physician Tien Tan Vo, MD, has pleaded guilty to using foreign unapproved and misbranded cosmetic drugs. 

Here are three physician fraud suits that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 7:

UnitedHealthcare is the largest insurer in the U.S., according to a July 2023 report from Value Penguin. 

Vermont  has the lowest number of ASCs per capita, according to data compiled by Becker's based on 2020 census data and the number of ASCs from the ASCA Association. 

Two Texas-based individuals have been charged for a scheme involving a state-wide chain of physical therapy clinics defrauding a federal worker's compensation program.

Oncologist William Harwin, MD, former president and managing partner of Fort Myers-based Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, has pleaded guilty in a conspiracy to allocate oncology treatments for cancer patients. 

Fifty-six percent of employed physicians' least favorite part about their job is less autonomy, according to Medscape's "Employed Physicians Report 2023."

Employed physicians' attitudes about their autonomy have remained consistent over the last decade, according to Medscape's "Employed Physicians Report 2023."

Maryland has the highest number of ASCs per capita, according to data compiled by Becker's based on 2020 census data and the number of ASCs from the ASCA Association. 

 Here are three health system and payers splits since May: