Neurosurgeons are the highest paid physician specialists, earning an average of $788,313 annually, according to Doximity's "2023 Physician Compensation Report."
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Family medicine is the most in-demand physician specialty, according to 2023 data from online networking service Doximity.
Providers looking for higher-paying roles might do well to look in Oklahoma City, according to a new released report from Doximity.
Mississippi is the most affordable state to retire in, according to a March 21 data from GoBankingRates, costing $55,074 a year to retire comfortably.
Tallahassee, Fla., is the city with the most demand for physicians, according to 2023 data from online networking service Doximity.
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A Johnson City, Tenn.-based physician and treatment clinic must pay $100,000 to resolve allegations they violated the Opioid Addiction Recovery Fraud Prevention Act of 2018 and the FTC Act, the Justice Department said March 22.
Scammers in South Carolina are using the phone numbers of physicians offices to access patients' personal information, NBC affiliate WYFF reported March 22.
The Essentia Health Surgery Center-Miller Hill in Duluth, Minn., reopened March 22 after being closed due to a partial roof collapse at Miller Hill Mall caused by heavy snowfall.
Over the last decade, the popularity of ASCs has been growing among surgeons, payers and patients. As the healthcare sector shifts to value-based care, ASCs are well-positioned thanks to their focus on efficiency, patient safety and reduced costs.
As of 2022, 70 percent of ASCs were independent, but the industry is slowly consolidating.