Patsy Newitt

Thomas Clayton, MD, chief of staff of Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital in Murphy, N.C., was arrested and charged with 16 felonies, Blue Ridge Public Radio reported March 28. 

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, had its default rating affirmed at "B+," Fitch Ratings said March 27.

Margate, N.J.-based Brian Sokalsky, DO, pleaded guilty for his role in a $5 million scheme to defraud payers by submitting claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, the Justice Department said March 28. 

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.