A Sandusky, Ohio-based physician has been ordered to pay $4.7 million after he "willfully prescribed" opioids and other controlled substances to patients.
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A Lexington, Ky., physician has surrendered his license after being sentenced to prison for two years for a $14 million fraud scheme, Kentucky reported Aug. 5.
Oakland, Calif.,– based Kaiser Permanente is expanding in the San Fernando Valley area with the addition of an ASC and medical office space in Lancaster, Calif.
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Between the 2022-23 and the 2023-24 fiscal years, physician starting salaries increased in eight specialties while decreasing in four, according to AMN Healthcare's 2024 "Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives" report.
A physician at a plastic surgery ASC in Coral Gables, Fla., is facing his fourth pending administrative complaint from the state's department of health, the Bradenton Herald reported July 31.