A Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health neurosurgeon, who faces a lawsuit for allegedly defrauding Medicare, was terminated and will leave the health system Sept. 24, according to a local newspaper, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
Integration & Physician Issues
Medicine is a "stealth family-friendly profession," according to The New York Times.
Here are five recent articles posted by Becker's Hospital Review that concern payer-provider relationships:
The Florida Board of Nursing gave a certified registered nurse anesthetist the authority to use the title "nurse anesthesiologist," according to WGCU, a local news station affiliated with NPR.
Hahnemann University Hospital's more than 500 physicians-in-training were left scrambling after the Philadelphia-based hospital announced plans to close. Although all of the medical residents faced the stressful process of finding a new placement, the situation was more serious for those…
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The CEO of Highmark Health said he thinks a new 10-year agreement with UPMC will draw members to Highmark's insurance products, but affiliate hospitals are seeing mixed results after the landmark deal.
Joan Dickson, MD, is the only psychiatrist within a 400-plus-mile radius that covers eastern Montana and part of North Dakota, reports Bloomberg.
The VA is teaming up with the University of South Florida's Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation in Tampa to create a "mini-residency" for women's health, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
Nearly 14 percent of internal medicine residents reported experiencing bullying by someone in a senior position during their training program in 2016, according to a study published in JAMA.
A growing number of medical schools and hospitals are taking measures to help physicians experiencing job-related trauma, according to AAMCNews.