Nurse practitioner has been named the best job in healthcare for 2024 by U.S. News & World Report, followed closely by physician assistant and speech-language pathologist.
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5 top-paying states for physician assistants
Washington is the highest-paying state for physician assistants:
9 indicted for healthcare fraud, money laundering
Nine people have been charged in a healthcare fraud and money laundering scheme.
Former USPI executive joins Avanza Healthcare Strategies
Mark Garvin, former COO of United Surgical Partners International, has joined advisory firm Avanza Healthcare Strategies as its executive in residence.
The state of labor costs: 3 stats to know
Despite practices tightening their budgets, the cost of providing healthcare is increasing from nearly all angles.
The 5 physician specialities with the largest gender imbalances
Orthopedic surgery is the most male-dominated physician resident specialty, with only around 20% of practicing specialists identifying as female, according to Jan. 9 data from the American Medical Association.
The healthiest, least healthy states
Hawaii is the state with the healthiest population, according to a Jan. 8 analysis from Forbes Advisor.
2 sentenced for conspiring to steal hydrocodone, oxycodone
A Kentucky couple has been sentenced to two years and 9 months in prison for conspiring to steal hydrocodone and oxycodone from a pharmacy to sell.
5 healthcare legal cases making headlines
Here are five court cases involving the healthcare industry to know, as reported by Becker’s since Jan. 2:
Ambulatory healthcare added 19K jobs in December
The healthcare industry added 38,000 jobs in December, including 19,000 in ambulatory healthcare services.
