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Independent practice operating margins improved from 2017 to 2018, according to the AMGA 2019 Medical Group Operations and Finance Survey.

U.S. physicians and surgeons earn on average $203,880 per year, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected in May 2018. The BLS data doesn't include anesthesiologists, family and general practitioners, internists, obstetricians and gynecologists or pediatricians.

Most physicians receive a salary bonus when hired, according to the Merritt Hawkins 2019 review of physician and advanced practitioner recruiting incentives.

The Joint Commission outlined how organizations can help alleviate nurse burnout.

Research from the American Medical Association, Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic and Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine found that burnout among U.S. physicians decreased between 2014 and 2017, but the overall rate of burnout remains high.

Average annual resident salary is $61,200, according to Medscape's residents 2019 salary and debt report.

Many medical specialties saw an increase in average pay this year, while a few saw a decrease, according to the Merritt Hawkins 2019 review of physician and advanced practitioner recruiting incentives.

Hospitals are the top search assignment setting, according to the Merritt Hawkins 2019 review of physician and advanced practitioner recruiting incentives.

Geeta Nayyar, MD, chief medical officer of Tampa, Fla.-based Greenway Health, shared her insights on the key ways health systems and ASCs can reduce physician burnout.

States in the West and South may be more likely to face a physician shortage than those on the East Coast, according to a survey by the Senior List cited by Merritt Hawkins.