South Dakota, North Dakota, Alaska, Wyoming and Nebraska are the top five states for physician pay, according to an analysis published Aug. 11 by The Washington Post. 

More than 500 physicians and practitioners at Minneapolis-based Allina Health organization notified the National Labor Relations Board of their intent to unionize, the Star Tribune reported Aug. 11.

Orthopedic surgeons have the highest starting salary of any physician specialty, starting at $633,000, according to AMN Healthcare's "2023 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives" report released July 24.

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A new analysis from attorneys at Columbus, Ohio-based Fitch Law Firm has identified the 10 most dangerous jobs in America, with two healthcare-related jobs making the list. 

Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health has laid off 20 percent of leadership positions and hundreds of employees due to "current national and statewide economic trends," the Jacksonville Journal-Courier reported Aug. 8.

Maryland physician Ron Elfenbein, MD, has been convicted by a federal jury for submitting over $15 million in false and fraudulent claims for patients who were tested for COVID-19 at his testing sites.

Hospitalist pay increased at a much higher rate than it did for U.S. physicians in general in 2022, according to an Aug. 2 compensation report from Medscape. 

Here are eight healthcare fraud cases Becker's has reported on since July 20:

Outsourcing certain staffing needs has become more commonplace in medical practices as staffing shortages persist. In 2017, outsourced "virtual assistants" in healthcare increased by 36 percent, according to a July 31 report from Medscape.

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A Fort Worth, Texas-based physician is facing charges for treating a patient's COVID-19 with ivermectin, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported July 28. 

Washington, D.C., has the highest number of practicing physicians per capita, according to personal finance site WalletHub. 

Idaho has the fewest practicing physicians per capita, according to personal finance site WalletHub. 

James Manazer, MD, the former chief of surgery at Adena Health System in Chillicothe, Ohio, is suing the health system for wrongful termination and defamation, according to an NBC4 report.

A Washington physician has had his license restricted after the state's medical commission found he prescribed ivermectin to five patients for COVID-19, The Chronicle reported July 26. 

While medical school will teach students many of the clinical skills needed to be a physician, there are certain skills, including social skills and communication skills, every student should have in their toolkit when entering medical school, according to a July 27 article on the American Medical Association website.

Patients in Maryland will wait the longest on average before being treated in an emergency room setting, according to a new study conducted by Med.ro and sent to Becker's on July 27 that analyzed the average wait time from when patients arrive at the emergency room to when they are called in to be treated. 

The Association of American Medical Colleges has published its breakdown of U.S. medical school faculty and department chairs by race and ethnicity in 2022, and it shows a lack of Black, Hispanic and Asian representation, according to a July 26 report from Stat News.