Several states have enacted laws creating new medical positions for graduate physicians who have not found a residency position. 

Arkansas has recently passed a law that would let physician assistants enroll as a rendering provider through Medicaid, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences reported May 31. 

On June 1, Forbes released its list of America's richest self-made women for 2023, which includes five women who made their wealth in the health and healthcare space. 

Here are three physicians who have had their medical licenses suspended or restricted, as covered by Becker's since May 11:

Infectious disease physicians are the least satisfied with their compensation, with only 35 percent saying they feel fairly paid, according to a May 24 report from Medscape based on a survey of more than 10,000 physicians across 29 specialties. 

Here are 40 rankings reported by Becker's in May that physicians should know:

Wisconsin lawmakers have proposed a bill that would create an advanced practice registered nurse license and allow these APRNs to work without a collaborating physician, Wisconsin Examiner reported May 31. 

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, an organization that advocates for and serves ASCs nationwide, has added two new members to its board of directors: Rena Courtay, BSN, RN, and Todd Currier. 

Five healthcare leaders recently joined Becker's to discuss how physicians can leverage their power in the industry.

The number of physicians who would choose the same specialty again was down in 2023 as compared to 2022 on average, according to data from Medscape's 2022 and 2023 physician compensation reports. 

Patients from Cleveland Clinic, a health system with several ASC and endoscopy center affiliates, have been caught in a data breach at medical billing company MedInform, according to a May 30 report from JDSupra.

The body of John Forsyth, MD, an emergency room physician at Mercy Hospital Cassville (Mo.), was found in northwest Arkansas, OzarksFirst reported May 30.

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, has added Stephen Rusckowski to its board of directors effective immediately.

James Ellner, MD, and his practice and ASC will pay $625,000 to resolve whistleblower allegations that they violated the False Claims Act. 

The labor market added 253,000 non-farm jobs in April, with healthcare and social service positions accounting for 25 percent of new jobs, CNBC reported May 5.

The lowest yearly pay among five CFOs of large healthcare groups in 2022 was $3.3 million, whereas the highest was $15.18 million.

In 2022, more than 50 million U.S. workers left their jobs, the highest number since the government started keeping track in 2000, leading economists to coin the term "the great resignation," according to a May 19 report from CNBC.

Six healthcare leaders recently joined Becker's to discuss the biggest disruptors concerning physicians. 

The base pay among four of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's top executives took a dip in 2020 but bounced back — and then some — in the last two years.

Brian Gullett, DO, was sentenced to six months of prison for illegal opioid prescription, the Justice Department said May 25.