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While the average general surgeon makes $412,000 a year in the U.S., the highest-paid general surgeons in New York City earn $1,104,500, according to data from Medscape's salary reporter.

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

An Aug. 15 issue of The Joint Commission's publication Sentinel Event Alert warns of a rise in healthcare-related cybersecurity attacks, with more than 51.9 million patient records exposed in 2022 alone. 

Here are six cases with drug charges involving physicians reported by Becker's since July 7:

There are a lot of considerations for students to make when thinking about going to medical school, including how they will finance their education. 

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.

Here are 10 healthcare moves made by Amazon that Becker's has reported on since July 14:

Here are seven medical school updates reported by Becker's since July 7: