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There are 514,410 active primary care physicians and 562,705 active specialist physicians in the U.S., according to May data from KFF.

Here are the 50 states and the District of Columbia ranked by healthcare access and affordability, according to data from the Commonwealth Fund:

The annual physician turnover rate increased by 43 percent between 2010 and 2018, according to recent data published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Kevin Lewis, MD, has been appointed senior vice president and chief physician executive of Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System, which has 17 locations across Illinois and Wisconsin.

Here are six areas for health systems to focus on to improve physician well-being and address burnout, according to a July 25 report from the American Medical Association:

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health named Gregory Rokosz, DO, chief medical officer for Old Bridge (N.J.) Medical Center and Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, N.J.

Consensus Health Medical Group has added five New Jersey-based independent medical practices, which adds eight physicians and six locations to its network, according to a July 24 news release shared with Becker's.

Here are six chief medical officer appointments Becker's has reported on in July:

Physicians will be required to use HIPAA-compliant video technology for telehealth services by Aug. 10.

Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kan., has formed an admissions partnership with Kansas Health Science Center-Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Wichita with the goal of addressing the physician shortage, KFDI reported July 22.