Category: News and Analysis

Hourly nurse pay in the 10 best states for healthcare

Rhode Island is the best state for healthcare, according to personal finance website WalletHub, and the average hourly pay for registered nurses there is $40.99, which is higher than the national average of $39.78. 

A blinded patient, spiked IV bags and more: 11 physician legal cases in November

Here are 11 allegations, lawsuits or charges against physicians reported on by Becker’s since Nov. 3:

5 states with the lowest job satisfaction

Delaware is the state with the lowest job satisfaction, according to personal finance website WalletHub.

5 states with the fewest job opportunities

Louisiana is the state with the fewest job opportunities, according to personal finance website WalletHub.

10 worst states to find a job

West Virginia is the worst state to find a job, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

5 worst states for employment growth

Wisconsin is the worst state for employment growth, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

5 federal healthcare updates

From renaming monkeypox to respiratory syncytial virus reaching a potentially critical peak, here are five federal healthcare updates Becker’s has reported on since Nov. 23:

5 federal healthcare updates

From addressing physician pay cuts to rising flu cases, here are five federal healthcare updates Becker’s has reported on since Nov. 7:

How long physicians plan on being self-employed

Thirty-four percent of self-employed physicians plan to continue being self-employed for another one to five years, according to Medscape’s 2022 “Self-Employed Physicians Report.”

Chicago practice manager sentenced to prison for illegally writing 3K+ opioid prescriptions

An office manager at a Chicago medical practice has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for illegally writing prescriptions for opioids, the U.S. Justice Department.