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Violence against healthcare workers, including threats and attacks, has worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a July 18 report from the American Medical Association. 

Physicians nationwide have expressed concern over CMS' suggested 3.34 percent conversion factor decrease from its proposed Medicare physician fee schedule for 2024.

Only about 47 percent of physicians are "very satisfied" with their current medical specialty, according to a Medscape poll of 949 practitioners. 

Here are 11 major practice data breaches from the first half of 2023: 

Three-fourths of physicians feel as though they are currently being overtaxed, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians and Taxes"report, which surveyed over 1,200 physicians across 29 specialties. 

Over the last 10 years, physicians have migrated away from small practices, according to a survey conducted by the American Medical Association shared with Becker's July 12.

Benjamin Mauck, MD, has been identified as the physician shot and killed by a patient at Campbell Clinic July 11 in Collierville, Tenn.

An unsealed whistleblower lawsuit alleges that sales representatives from medical equipment company Medtronic operated a yearslong bribery scheme inside of a veteran's hospital in Kansas, according to a July 12 report from CNBC.

About 69 percent of healthcare workers are concerned about aggressive and erratic behavior from patients and visitors, according to the 2023 "Workplace Safety" survey from Verkada, which surveyed 1,000 frontline workers across banking, retail, hospitality and healthcare. 

The William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Hattiesburg, Miss., sees the highest number of graduates go on to practice medicine in rural areas, according to 2023 data from U.S. News & World Report.