Tustin, Calif.-based physician Dzung Ahn Pham, MD, was sentenced to 151 months in prison for illegally distributing opioids to patients he knew were addicts, the Justice Department said June 9.
Author: Patsy Newitt
Greenwood Village, Colo.-based psychiatrist Howard Weiss, MD, has been sentenced to six months in prison and must pay nearly $1 million for illegal controlled substance distribution.
Family medicine is the specialty with the most physicians reporting a net worth under $500,000, according to Medscape's "Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2023."
Plastic surgery is the specialty with the most physicians reporting a net worth exceeding $5 million, according to Medscape's "Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2023."
Becker's has reported on four health systems or hospitals laying off employees since June 5.
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Tomah (Wis.) Veterans Affairs Medical Center physician Mary Jo Lanska, MD, has been fired after accusations she misdiagnosed veterans suffering from brain injuries and other neurological disorders, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported June 8.
Smita Rouillard, MD, associate medical director of Oakland, Calif.-based The Permanente Medical Group, joined Becker's to discuss ways that physicians leverage their power in her health system.
The 69th Fortune 500, released June 5, ranked the largest corporations in the U.S. by revenue for 2022.
Former Sitka, Alaska-based family medicine physician Richard McGrath, DO, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for sexually assaulting three women, Alaska's News Source reported June 9.
The growth of ASCs reflects their status as a proven model for high-quality procedures and low costs, but their development faces a considerable obstacle in many markets: certificate-of-need laws.