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The highest paying jobs in 43 U.S. states are healthcare occupations, according to annual wage data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

There have been several major healthcare data breaches in 2023, impacting hundreds of thousands of patients nationwide. Two major data breaches have resulted in lawsuits so far this year. 

Here are 10 ASCs where United Surgical Partners International is hiring administrators, according to its website's job postings. 

Two physicians have accused HCA Healthcare and TeamHealth of defrauding government programs by overcharging for care, according to a June 28 report from Medscape.

A state complaint alleges that Miami-based physician Francisco Gonzalez-Abreu, MD, prescribed opioids and other addictive drugs without proper examination, the Miami Herald reported June 29. 

Former Altoona, Pa.-based physician assistant Jennifer Batrus was charged for her role in a $40,000 Medicaid fraud scheme, WTAJ reported June 27. 

California has the most ASCs of any state, nearly doubling the number of ASCs in Florida, its closest competitor, according to the most recent data from CMS. 

Emergency room physician David Meranda, MD, who worked at an Akron, Ohio-based hospital, was sentenced to two years in prison for sexually assaulting a co-worker, the Akron Beacon Journal reported June 27. 

A former nurse who stole medical-grade fentanyl and replaced it with saline while working at Surgery Center at Jensen Beach (Fla.) was sentenced to four years in prison, TCPalm reported June 27.

Here are two cyberattacks that have occurred at ASCs that Becker's has reported on since May 5: