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101 HEALTHCARE NEWS Which specialties have the most incidents of bad physician behavior? By Patsy Newitt F amily medicine is the specialty with the most witnessed incidents of physician bad behavior, according to Medscape's report, "Physi- cians Behaving Badly: Has It Gotten Worse?" Medscape surveyed more than 2,000 physicians for a report on the extent and nature of bad behavior among physicians in the past five years. Here are the physician specialties with the most bad behaviors witnessed in the workplace: 1. Family medicine: 14 percent 2. Internal medicine: 11 percent 3. Pediatrics: 11 percent 4. Anesthesiology: 6 percent 5. Emergency medicine: 6 percent 6. Psychiatry: 6 percent 7. OB-GYN: 5 percent 8. Orthopedic surgery: 4 percent 9. Radiology: 4 percent 10. Cardiology: 2 percent 11. Dermatology: 2 percent 12. Neurology: 2 percent 13. Oncology: 2 percent 14. Ophthalmology: 2 percent 15. Pathology: 2 percent n Physician lives at Tennessee hospital to be available around the clock By Ayla Ellison Big South Fork Medical Center in Oneida, Tenn., is one of dozens of rural hospitals across the country struggling to keep its doors open. The hospital's owner, Rennova Health, said in April that its Tennessee hos- pitals were operating at a cash deficiency. The West Palm Beach, Fla.-based company said payroll had been late, making it difficult to retain employees. The challenges have left Big South Fork Medical Center with only one physician, Deepak Reddy, DO. He lives at the facility to be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, according to National Geographic. Six rural hospitals in Tennessee have closed since 2019, including two owned by Rennova. The company shut down Jamestown (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center in June 2019 and closed Jellico (Tenn.) Community Hospital in March. n Worst states for healthcare over the past 4 years By Patsy Newitt L ouisiana has ranked in the top eight worst states for health- care for the past four years, according to WalletHub. The personal finance website annu- ally ranks states by healthcare costs, accessibility and outcome. Here are the worst states for health- care over the past four years: 2021 1. Alabama 2. Louisiana 3. Arkansas 4. Mississippi 5. North Carolina 6. Oklahoma 7. Wyoming 8. West Virginia 2020 1. Georgia 2. Louisiana 3. Alabama 4. North Carolina 5. Mississippi 6. Arkansas 7. Tennessee 8. South Carolina 2019 1. Alaska 2. North Carolina 3. Mississippi 4. South Carolina 5. Arkansas 6. Georgia 7. Oklahoma 8. Louisiana 2018 1. Louisiana 2. Mississippi 3. Alaska 4. Arkansas 5. North Carolina 6. Alabama 7. Oklahoma 8. South Carolina