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'It's only going to get worse': How physician shortages will transform care access
Matt Mazurek, MD, assistant clinical professor of anesthesiology at St. Raphael’s Campus of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital, joined Becker’s to discuss how physician shortages will transform care access.
Portland Clinic to permanently close ASC
The Portland (Ore.) Clinic plans to close its downtown ASC permanently on June 14 following 40 years in operation.
Who's pursuing ASCs in 2024?
Health system executives, including CEOs, CFOs and COOs, have their sights set on ASCs this year, with outpatient surgery named as the top service line for joint venture partnerships in 2024, according to a Jan. 4 VMG Health survey of health system exe…
Cities with the lowest number of anesthesiologists
In the Weirton-Steubenville, W.V.-Ohio, Syracuse, N.Y., Greeley, Colo., and Bangor, Maine, metropolitan areas, there are 30 employed anesthesiologists, the fewest of any metropolitan area in the U.S., according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statis…
How much do physicians owe on their mortgage?
Nearly 20% of physicians have a mortgage of more than $500,000 on their primary home, according to Medscape’s 2024 “Physician Wealth and Debt Report,” published June 12.
The biggest expenses, debts physicians have
Sixty percent of physicians said that mortgages on their primary residences is the largest expense they have, according to Medscape’s 2024 “Physician Wealth and Debt Report,” published June 12.
10 cities with the highest number of anesthesiologists
There are 2,100 employed anesthesiologists in the New York City-Newark, N.J.-Jersey City, N.J., metropolitan area, the most of any area in the U.S., according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey.
How this former professional athlete is training to become a cardiologist
Jimmy Howick, MD, started out as a professional baseball player but an injury derailed his athletic career. He is now training to become a cardiologist, according to a June 12 report by Mayo Clinic.
89% of PAs, NPs say they should have full prescription authority
Approximately 89% of advanced practice providers in the U.S. say they should be granted full independent prescribing authority, according to a new survey from provider insights company Sermo.
Weight loss drugs could lower colonoscopy prep quality: Study
Patients with adequate bowel preparation before colonoscopy see an increase in both accuracy and safety for the procedure, but a new study found that patients taking glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists may have a significantly lower quality of bo…
