Indianapolis-based Elevance Health, formerly ​​Anthem, secured the No. 1 spot of Fortune and Great Place to Work's "40 Best Large Workplaces in Health Care." 

Here is a snapshot of the nursing industry in five notes: 

Mark Van Ess, DO, chair of head and neck surgery at Mercy Clinic Springfield (Mo.), ​​recently joined Becker's to discuss the relationship between physicians and the hospitals they work for. 

CMS has fined four additional hospitals for alleged price transparency violations.

Prior authorization can often be a major hassle for physicians, administrators and patients trying to get needed medical procedures or prescriptions. 

An amicus brief filed Sept. 6 by the California Medical Association and the American Medical Association states that licensed allopathic and osteopathic physicians in California should be the only practitioners allowed to use the title "Dr."

Denis Tkachuk, who previously worked at hospitals in Washington state, was sentenced to three years of probation for stealing and selling more than $108,000 in medical supplies. 

Some states are better than others at vaccinating their populations, with Massachusetts topping the list of the most vaccinated places. 

Amid growing discontent among physicians on noncompete agreements, which prohibit clinicians from joining a competing practice or setting up their own within a particular distance from their previous practice for a certain period of time, many states have amended their regulations.

The COVID-19 pandemic expanded the popularity of "traveling" healthcare jobs, with 73 percent having worked as travelers for less than five years. 

Eighteen physicians recently joined Becker's to share the advice they would give their younger selves.

The number of employed psychiatrists is projected to increase by 6.7 percent by 2032, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

Richard Freeman, former CEO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton (N.J.), filed a lawsuit accusing the hospital of refusing to abide by its contractual obligations in response to his "malicious and unlawful" termination, according to court documents reviewed by Becker's.

Chicago physician Benjamin Toh, MD, has been convicted for his participation in a $9.5 million healthcare fraud conspiracy.

Here are five moves from CMS that Becker's has reported on since September 1: 

CMS has unveiled a new model that aims to address chronic disease, behavioral health and other medical conditions to promote health equity, increase access to primary care services, set health expenditures on a more sustainable trajectory and lower costs for patients. 

Reading books can help physicians better understand how to care for patients from different backgrounds. It can also help them learn how to navigate increasingly complicated healthcare landscapes. 

As physician burnout remains at an all-time high, healthcare organizations need to be constantly aware of where they stand with their specialists. 

Here are six groups of medical professionals that have announced or finalized plans to unionize, as reported by Becker's since July 15: 

The cost of a yearly physical exam can vary as much as $149 between the least and most expensive states — Iowa and Alaska, respectively —  according to data from Sidecar Health's care calculator.