Here are 53 statistics about the state of medicine's workforce staffing to know:
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Becker's has reported on four physician fraud cases totaling more than $427 million in the last two weeks:
Below are the five lowest paying states for registered nurses in terms of annual salary per teach.com, using data gathered from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Below are the top five highest paying states by annual mean salary for registered nurses in the U.S. per teach.com, which gathered the data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:
In April 2022, the Michigan legislature signed Public Act 60, creating prior authorization reform for patients and clinicians in the state. All provisions in the act are set to take effect on June 1.
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The Saint Luke's East Hospital ASC in Lee's Summit, Mo., has broken ground on a $52 million expansion project, according to an April 19 report from REBusiness Online.
Anthem Blue Cross has issued a systemwide notice amending its physician agreement to require contracted physicians to maintain privileges with at least one in-network ambulatory surgery center.
Four practice management specialists joined Becker's to discuss what they believe will determine the success or failure of ASCs this year.
Wisconsin is the highest paying state for physicians in 2023, where they earn $397,000 on average, according to new data from Medscape.
A former physician and his ASC company were sentenced to seven years in prison and five years of probation, respectively, for a scheme to defraud private insurers and the Tricare program by submitting about $355 million in false claims related…