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Here are six hospitals and health systems cutting jobs that Becker's has reported on in August:

Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., are adding to the growing list of more than 20 health systems that are charging for EHR messages looking for medical advice.

A recent report used proxy statements from S&P 500 companies filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to compare CEO compensation to their average worker's compensation. The ratios were sorted by the state where the company is based and averaged. 

Despite the growing number of older Americans, the number of board-certified geriatricians in the U.S. dropped from 10,270 in 2000 to 7,413 in 2022, according to the American Board of Medical Specialties.

Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock has appointed Karen Farst, MD, chief medical officer.

Here are the states ranked by overall happiness compared to average physician salary, according to data from ZipRecruiter and personal finance website WalletHub:

The University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center received a three-year, $750,000 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to support the training of family medicine residents in rural settings.

Here are four prior authorization updates Becker's has reported on since Aug. 3:

Minnesota has the most affordable healthcare in the U.S., according to an analysis released July 31 by WalletHub, a personal finance website. 

New Hampshire has the most nursing-job openings per capita while Utah has the fewest, according to personal finance site WalletHub.