Orthopedic physicians had the highest salary of 25 medical specialties, earning $414,283 on average, according to MedPage Today's 2018 salary survey results.
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Pineville, Ky.-based Southeastern KY Medical Center administrators said an error from Medicare caused a delay in paying employees, CBS-affiliated television station WYMT reports.
After hundreds of former employees at shuttered Schenectady, N.Y.-based St. Clare's Hospital had their pensions pulled, a bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Albany, N.Y., which was affiliated with the hospital, talked with pensioners to find a solution, ABC-affiliated television…
Compensation increased for infectious disease specialists in 2017 when compared to 2015 data, according to findings published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
Twelve of the 15 best-paying jobs in 2018 are in healthcare, according to a U.S. News & World Report analysis.
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Physicians snagged the No. 1 spot on a list of 15 highest-paying jobs, with a median annual salary of $200,774, according to an analysis by Kiplinger, which publishes business forecasts and personal finance advice.
In 2017, nurse practitioners saw a 6 percent increase in gross annual income, according to a Medscape survey.
Members of Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica Physician Group said low rates are the main sticking point in an ongoing contract spat with Aetna, according to The Blade.
Fresno, Calif., is the city with the most physician pay growth, according to a study from Doximity, a social network for clinicians.
Nurses nationwide reported earning a median salary of $75,000, down from the $78,000 salary they reported in 2017, according to survey data reported by the Springer Publishing Company.