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10 workforce trends healthcare leaders should monitor
The workforce has cycled through various trends in recent months, and healthcare is no exception.
5 highest paid anesthesiologists in Los Angeles
The highest paid anesthesiologist in Los Angeles earns $721,900 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $302,970 anesthesiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The 3 best hospitals in Wisconsin for cardiac care
Healthgrades has ranked the top 100 hospitals for cardiac care in 2023, including three hospitals in Wisconsin.
East Alabama Health opens new GI center
Opelika-based East Alabama Health has opened the new Gastroenterology Center of East Alabama Medical Center to identify, treat and prevent gastrointestinal conditions and digestive issues.
Iowa senator proposes legislation to address physician shortages
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is aiming to address physician shortages in the state through the passage of the DOCTORS Act, which would reallocate unused nondomestic physician waivers to states that used up all of their waivers.
Anesthesiologist accused of assaulting multiple patients on Army base
A Fort Lewis, Wash.-based military anesthesiologist Michael Stockin, MD, at Joint Base Lewis McChord has been charged by the Army with alleged sexual assault, Fox affiliate KCPQ reported Sept. 1.
Fired Iowa anesthesiologist claims health system blacklisted him
A Sioux City, Iowa-based anesthesiologist, Dale Klein, MD, who was fired from MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center in December 2021, is alleging in a lawsuit that he was blacklisted by the hospital’s administrators to prevent him from getting another job,…
Does physician pay affect burnout?
Emergency medicine has the most burnt-out providers, according to a survey conducted by the American Medical Association.
Harbin Clinic earns endoscopy society's quality, safety recognition
Rome, Ga.-based Harbin Clinic Gastroenterology Endoscopy & GI Lab has earned a three-year renewal recognition from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy that honors the center’s dedication to quality and safety, according to a Sept. 3…
Board rules physician found guilty of manslaughter can still practice
The Colorado state medical board ruled that Greenwood-based plastic surgeon Geoffrey Kim, MD, can continue practicing medicine after being convicted of reckless manslaughter, CBS News reported Aug. 31.
