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As artificial intelligence becomes more common not just in healthcare, but in every industry worldwide, Forbes has released its sixth annual "AI 50" list, recognizing 50 of the most promising privately held artificial intelligence companies for 2024. 

The highest-paid anesthesiologist in New Orleans earns $781,900 per year, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $339,470 anesthesiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Physicians, state governments and the Federal Trade Commission are all battling to reform policy surrounding noncompete clauses, which prohibit physicians from seeing patients one to two years within a geographic region if they are fired or quit their job.

Noncompete clauses are facing increasing scrutiny, as physicians, states and even the Federal Trade Commission look to reform policy. 

Approximately 8,100 private practices were acquired by hospitals or corporations in 2022 and 2023, according to the Physicians Advocacy Institute's "Hospital and Corporate Acquisition of Physician Practices and Physician Employment" report, published in April. 

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