The national average pay for physician assistants is $55.81 per hour or $116,080 per year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ occupational employment statistics survey released March 31.
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NC attorney general investigating whether WakeMed, Duke Health shared patient data with Facebook
The North Carolina attorney general’s office is investigating Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed and Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health for possibly sharing patient data with Facebook, an agency spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s.
Merck referred to HHS inspector general for denying 340B discounts
The Health Resources & Services Administration warned Merck in an Oct. 20 letter that the company may face monetary penalties for refusing to give 340B discounts to covered entities.
Average RN pay in the 10 states with the best, worst unemployment stats
Minnesota had the biggest decrease in its state unemployment rate in September, according to data from personal finance website WalletHub, while having a midlevel pay rate of $40.40 an hour for registered nurses.
Hourly surgical tech pay for all 50 states | 2022
The national average pay for surgical technologists is $24.77 per hour or $51,510 per year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ occupational employment statistics survey released March 31.
25 recent hospital, health system executive moves
The following hospital and health system executive moves have been reported by Becker’s Hospital Review since Oct. 14:
Texas pain specialist gets 3 years probation, $1.5M restitution for kickbacks
A Texas physician was sentenced to three years of probation and up to $1.5 million in restitution for accepting illegal kickbacks from a compounding pharmacy, the Justice Department said Oct. 19.
HCA cut contract labor costs 19% in Q3
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare saw a 19 percent reduction in contract labor costs in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the second quarter, CFO Bill Rutherford said on an Oct. 21 earnings call with investors.
What happens behind the scenes during a hospital ransomware attack
The healthcare industry is under attack. One of the nation’s largest health systems, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, has been dealing with a ransomware incident that has led to EHR outages and canceled appointments at its hospitals around the nation…
Iterative Scopes in the headlines: 6 GI shifts this year
From a new chief medical officer to new FDA clearances, here are six Iterative Scopes updates Becker’s has reported on in 2022.
