Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. The 10 least expensive urban areas for physicians

    Patsy Newitt -
    Decatur, Ill., is the urban area with the lowest cost of living, according to a Nov. 21 report from the Council for Community and Economic Research. 

  2. Top paying states for physicians

    Riz Hatton -
    Montana is the highest-paying state for physicians.

  3. 10 most expensive urban areas for physicians

    Patsy Newitt -
    New York City's Manhattan borough is the urban area with the highest cost of living, according to a Nov. 21 report from the Council for Community and Economic Research. 

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  1. The potential uses for AI in the workplace

    Amelia Ickes -
    Automation of office administrative tasks was the most popular potential use for artificial intelligence among physician respondents in Medscape's 2023 Physicians and AI Report.

  2. California Medical Association urges Congress to halt physician cuts

    Amelia Ickes -
    The California Medical Association has called on Congress to stop the upcoming Medicare physician payment cuts.

  3. 2 Texas physicians charged in $12M healthcare fraud scheme

    Amelia Ickes -
    Two Dallas physicians have been charged in a $12 million healthcare fraud scheme.

  4. Cleveland Clinic team performs US' 1st procedure with magnetic surgical robot

    Paige Haeffele -
    Cleveland Clinic completed the first minimally invasive gastric sleeve procedure using the Levita surgical robot.

Managing Patient Throughput with AI: Unlocking Capacity

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  1. 4 stats on rising practice costs

    Paige Haeffele -
    Here are four statistics offering insight on the rising costs of practicing medicine in 2023:

  2. CMS' Making Care Primary model applications are due Nov. 30: 7 things to know

    Amelia Ickes -
    The application deadline for CMS' new primary care payment model is Nov. 30.

  3. BayCare acquires Florida physician-owned medical group

    Amelia Ickes -
    Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System has acquired Gessler Clinic, a physician-owned medical group based in Winter Haven, Fla.

  4. Walmart expands healthcare footprint: 7 updates in 60 days

    Paige Haeffele -
    Here are seven updates on Walmart's healthcare division reported by Becker's since Oct. 3:

2 tech leaders on Orlando VA Medical Center's path to innovation

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  1. How do patients grade the US healthcare system?

    Paige Haeffele -
    Sixty percent of adults grade the U.S. healthcare system a "C" or below, according to a survey by The Harris Poll on behalf of American Academy of Physician Associates.

  2. The 'overpaid' CEOs of major physician employers

    Patsy Newitt -
    CEOs of three major employers of physicians were deemed "overpaid" in As You Sow's 10th report covering S&P 500 companies. 

  3. 5 states that employ the most physicians

    Riz Hatton -
    Florida employs 23,170 physicians, the most of any state.

  4. Physician pay in the worst states to live

    Riz Hatton -
    Physicians in New Mexico, the worst state to live in according to personal finance site WalletHub, make an average annual wage of $270,060.

  5. How cancellations and no-shows are costing physicians

    Amelia Ickes -
    Patient cancellations and no-shows could cost healthcare providers as much as $7,500 per month, according to a recent report from Tebra.

  6. 6 hospitals, health systems where nurses and physicians are unionizing

    Amelia Ickes -
    Here are six hospitals and health systems where workers are forming unions and voting to unionize that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 16:

  7. The states with more primary care physicians than specialists

    Amelia Ickes -
    Only 16 states have more primary care physicians than specialist physicians, according to recent data from KFF.

  8. What the physician workforce will look like in 5 years

    Patsy Newitt -
    Four physicians connected with Becker's to discuss what the physician workforce will look like in five years. 

  9. Physician pay in the best states to live

    Riz Hatton -
    Physicians in Massachusetts, the best state to live in according to personal finance site WalletHub, make an average annual wage of $223,200.

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