Here are four physicians facing drug charges reported by Becker's since Oct. 9:

A North Carolina business court has sided with Fayetteville, N.C.-based Cumberland County Hospital System in an ownership dispute with physician Michael Woodcock, MD, over Fayetteville ASC. 

Here are five physician fraud suits Becker's has covered since Oct. 27:

Alexander Padilla has been charged with practicing medicine without a license after allegedly performing a botched breast surgery at a Houston-based plastic surgery center, ABC affiliate KTRK reported Oct. 27. 

Failure to diagnose or delay a diagnosis for a patient is the most common reason physicians face malpractice allegations, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians and Malpractice Report," published Oct. 26. 

Physicians in Louisiana are more likely to face malpractice lawsuits than physicians in any other state, with 72% of Louisiana physicians being named as a sole or co-defendant at some point in their careers, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians and Malpractice Report," published Oct. 26. 

General surgeons are the most likely to face malpractice lawsuits during their careers, with 90% reporting being either a sole or co-defendant in a lawsuit, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians and Malpractice Report," published Oct. 26. 

Seventy-three ASCs owned by SCA Health, affiliate of Optum, are among the best in the U.S., according to Newsweek's "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers" list, which ranks 550 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.

Amid growing discontent among physicians on noncompete agreements, which prohibit clinicians from joining a competing practice or setting up their own within a particular distance from their previous practice for a certain period of time, many states have amended their regulations.

Eighty-seven million patients in the U.S. had confidential health information breached in 2023, more than double that of last year, according to a report by Atlas VPN, an internet encryption company. 

The University of Kansas Health System's KU MedWest Medical Pavilion in Shawnee is the top ASC in the Midwestern U.S., according to Newsweek's "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers" list, which ranks 550 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.

Denton-based Texas Partners Center has added eClinicalWorks' cloud-based EHR system for ASCs. 

The massive shift of procedures to the outpatient setting is prompting ASC leaders to streamline operations without sacrificing patient experience. New technology, including communication tools, is a core component of ASCs' strategies to meet high demand while delivering quality care that pleases patients.

Fifty-one ASCs in Texas made Newsweek's "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers" list, which ranks 550 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.

New York pain management specialist Duane Dixon, MD, pleaded guilty to unlawful opioid distribution and healthcare fraud, the Adirondack Daily Enterprise reported Oct. 23.

Metairie, La.-based physician Alex Glotser, MD, pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of $5.6 million in medically unnecessary equipment and genetic testing. 

Twenty-nine ASCs owned by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare are among the best in the U.S., according to Newsweek's "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers" list, which ranks 550 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.

Surgery Partners' Birmingham (Ala.) Surgery Center is the top ASC in the Southern U.S., according to Newsweek's "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers" list, which ranks 550 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.

Cancer physician David Hetzel, MD, is suing his former employer, Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital, alleging the hospital incorrectly reported him to the National Practitioner's Databank, Citizen Times reported Oct. 24. 

Female physicians working in the Pacific region earn the highest average annual compensation compared with those working in other regions, at $314,000 a year.