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Rankings and Ratings

North Dakota is the best state for physicians to practice medicine, according to Medscape's Best & Worst Places to Practice 2018 report.

Nurse.org ranked Minnesota the No. 1 state for nurses, where registered nurses earn roughly $72,000 annually on average and a large percentage of nurses gave hospitals positive reviews, according to Nurse.org's* 2018 "Best States for Registered Nurses" report.

IBM Watson Health released its 15 Top Health Systems annual study April 22, which highlights the top-performing health systems in the U.S. based on their overall organizational performance.

Although health security improved in 38 states and the District of Columbia, large health security disparities persisted in 2017, with the Deep South, Southwestern, and Upper Mountain West regions falling behind the rest of the U.S., according to the National…

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Physician Organization of Michigan in Ann Arbor ranked No. 1 in the nation's 30 largest ACOs by number of facilities, according to a report published by IQVIA.

The Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine and The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore were among some of the best medical schools in the U.S. where students obtained higher than average starting physician salaries, according to InsiderMonkey.

The CEOs of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare and Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreens Boots Alliance received some of the highest compensation rates among chief executives of larger U.S. companies, according to a recent survey by Equilar.

Austin, Texas, is the No. 1 city to live in according to quality of life, job market strength and affordability, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2018 Best Places to Live list.

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