A study published by Avalere and the Physicians Advocacy Institute found that rural areas are quickly losing independent physicians and corporatization in healthcare continues to rise. The study analyzed 52,600 practicing physicians across 30,000 medical practices between Jan. 1, 2019, and Jan. 1, 2024. Here are six takeaways from the study: 1. Rural areas lost […]
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There are currently 3,282,010 registered nurses employed in the U.S., according to May 2024 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. While California has the most employed RNs of any state, the New York City area is the metropolitan area with the most employed RNs. The metropolitan areas with the most employed […]
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Physician assistants in California earn more than PAs in other states at an average salary of $161,980 per year and an average hourly wage of $77.88. Indiana has the highest hourly mean wage for the profession when considering the cost-of-living index. Here are the mean annual and hourly wages for physician assistants in 49 states […]
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HHS began sending out dismissal notices on April 1 as part of an agencywide plan to lay off 10,000 full-time employees. On April 1, HHS began sending out dismissal notices as part of a sweeping plan to reduce the agency’s full-time workforce by 10,000. Here’s what ASCs need to know: 1. HHS Secretary Robert F. […]
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The San Jose, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara, Calif., metropolitan area is the highest-paying region for registered nurses to practice in, according to May 2024 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. RNs working in the area earn an average of $189,880 annually. In addition, California is the highest-paid state for RNs, […]
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Nurse practitioners in California earn more than NPs in other states at an average salary of $173,190 per year and an average hourly wage of $83.26. Iowa has the highest hourly mean wage for the profession when considering the cost-of-living index. Here are the mean annual and hourly wages for nurse practitioners in 48 states […]
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A jury in St. Louis has sided with Chesterfield, Mo.-based St. Luke’s Hospital and one of its anesthesiologists in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury and later died following an April 2023 surgery, Missouri Lawyers Media reported April 2. The patient, Briana Moore, suffered […]
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American Electric Power Ohio shut off power at Martins Ferry-based East Ohio Regional Hospital and its medical office buildings after the system did not pay its bills for more than one year, according to an April 3 report from The Times Leader. The electric company originally cut the power April 1, but it was turned […]
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Several individuals and medical entities have agreed to pay a total of $3.1 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act. According to an April 2 news release from the Justice Department, East El Paso (Texas) Physicians Medical Center, doing business as Foundation Surgical Hospital of El Paso, agreed to enter a […]
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These are the top-paying states for five physician specialties, according to 2024 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. The bureau released updated compensation data to reflect May 2024 information, the latest available. Anesthesia: Minnesota Cardiology: Indiana Internal medicine: Georgia Ophthalmology (except pediatrics): Ohio Orthopedics (except pediatrics): Wisconsin
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