Author: Patsy Newitt

Thirty-three percent of physicians are explicitly not allowed to practice outside of their respective employment agreements, according to 2023 data from online networking service Doximity.

Thirty-three percent of physicians said they would most likely pursue a side gig to account for economic factors such as inflation, according to 2023 data from online networking service Doximity.

CVS Health has completed its acquisition of Signify Health this week in a $8 billion transaction. 

Here are four physicians suing their employers or former employers since Feb. 24:

Investors are eyeing three physician specialties in 2023, according to McDermott Health's 2023 Physician Practice Management report. 

Average physician compensation has declined by 2.4 percent in 2022, compared to a 3.8 percent increase in 2021, according to Doximity's 2023 "Physician Compensation Report."

A Jefferson County, Ill., jury has ruled a urologist is not guilty in a $6.5 million suit that alleges he failed to diagnose a patient's prostate cancer, Missouri Lawyers Media reported March 24. 

New York physician Sudipt Deshmukh, MD, is facing a manslaughter charge in a patient's opioid overdose death, the Rochester Beacon reported March 23. 

Tallahassee, Fla., is the metropolitan area with the highest demand for temporary physicians, according to 2023 data from online networking service Doximity.

Physician pay in a solo practice jumped 3 percent in the last year, according to 2023 data from online networking service Doximity.