10 Highest States
(States with the highest rates of serious disciplinary actions from 2009 through 2011. Figures reflect actions per 1,000 physicians from that three-year time span.)
1. Wyoming — 6.79
2. Louisiana — 5.58
3. Ohio — 5.52
4. Delaware — 5.32
5. New Mexico — 5.28
6. Nebraska — 4.70
7. Alaska — 4.69
8. Oklahoma — 4.65
9. Washington — 4.45
10. West Virginia — 4.32
10 Lowest States
(States with the lowest rate of serious disciplinary actions from 2009 through 2011. Figures reflect actions per 1,000 physicians from that three-year time span.)
1. South Carolina — 1.33
2. D.C. — 1.47
3. Minnesota — 1.49
4. Massachusetts — 1.66
5. Connecticut — 1.82
6. Wisconsin — 1.90
7. Rhode Island — 2.02
8. Nevada — 2.07
9. New Jersey — 2.26
10. Florida — 2.28
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