The high end of physician signing bonuses reached well into six figures last year, according to the Merritt Hawkins 2021 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives released Aug. 9.

Family medicine is the specialty with the most witnessed incidents of physician bad behavior, according to Medscape's report, "Physicians Behaving Badly: Has It Gotten Worse?"

Twenty-two percent of physicians said inappropriate behavior outside the workplace has increased in the past five years, according to Medscape's new report, "Physicians Behaving Badly: Has It Gotten Worse?"

Louisiana has ranked in the top eight worst states for healthcare for the past four years, according to WalletHub.

Some physicians have witnessed another physician groping a nurse during an operation, according to Medscape's new report, "Physicians Behaving Badly: Has It Gotten Worse?"

Seventy-nine percent of surveyed physicians have witnessed another physician making fun of or disparaging patients without their knowledge, according to Medscape's new report, "Physicians Behaving Badly: Has It Gotten Worse?"

Orthopedic surgeons' compensation grows for the first several years of practice, and then declines toward the end.

California is the top state for registered nurse salary. 

Forty-six percent of physicians reported their financial state as worse in 2020 than 2019, Medical Economics reported in its 92nd physician report.

Becker's has reported on several important rankings so far this year detailing places in the U.S. recognized for success or shortcomings in multiple categories.

Family medicine and psychiatry are two medical specialties highly sought in the U.S., while neurology has only just risen to the top of the list.

Hospitals employed 49.3 percent of physicians by January 2021, up 5 percent from January 2019. 

The most common nonmedical side gig for physicians is real estate, according to a July 14 report in Medscape.

Here's the number of ASCs, affiliated positions and states with centers for seven of the largest ASC chains:

Merritt Hawkins, a national physician recruitment and healthcare consulting firm, provided the most recruited medical specialties in its "2020 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives and the Impact of COVID-19."

Twenty-one percent of physicians were furloughed or experienced a pay cut during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an April 2020 survey. 

Here are seven details on physician assistant pay in 2021:

Pediatrics and preventive medicine have been among the lowest-earning physician specialties for the past four years. 

The average annual salary for residents is $64,000, according to Medscape's 2021 resident salary and debt report, with compensation increasing for the first six years of the program.

The physician workforce is skewing older, with many set to retire in the next decade and fewer medical students and residents in the current pipeline to take over.