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How job openings for 7 medical specialties are expected to change over 10 years
Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has predicted how job openings will grow for seven medical specialties, including ophthalmology and nurse anesthetists, between 2021 and 2031.
2023 CMS physician pay schedule could destabilize Medicare, AMA says
Physicians are expecting to see a 4.42 percent pay cut in January with the proposed 2023 Medicare physician payment schedule, and paired with rising operating costs and inflation, this could further destabilize Medicare, according to a Sept. 8 article …
Illinois physician sentenced to 1 year in prison for illegal drug prescriptions
Matthew Steven Miller, DO, was sentenced to a year in prison for illegally prescribing Xanax, the U.S. Justice Department said Sept. 7.
Death of anesthesiologist who worked at temporarily closed Texas ASC under investigation
Dallas police are investigating the death of an anesthesiologist who worked at an ASC where a potentially compromised IV bag was found, The Dallas Morning News reported Sept. 7.
6 signs employees have ‘quiet quit’
The “quiet quitting” trend has been making headlines as a new poll from Gallup shows that about 50 percent of employees are feeling detached from their jobs.
How the number of healthcare job openings has shifted since last year
According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, job openings in healthcare and social assistance were up in July 2022 from last year.
Lack of diversity persists in clinical trial research, study says
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that minority groups are consistently underrepresented in clinical trial research and in medical literature.
Anesthesiology residency programs with the most openings
According to a March report from the American Medical Association, there are around 1,774 open first-year positions for anesthesiology residents.
U of Mississippi awards pediatric gastroenterology honor
Phyllis Bishop, MD, chief of the division of pediatric gastroenterology at the Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center, was awarded the Paul Parker chair of pediatric gastroenterology, according to a Sept. 7 report from the Madison Count…
Aestique plans new 15,000-square-foot Pennsylvania ASC
ASC Aestique plans to open a new 15,000-square-foot center in Unity Township, Pa., to meet growing demand in the community, according to a Sept. 6 report from the Latrobe Bulletin.
