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What ophthalmologists want patients to know about eye health: AMA
Here are 14 things ophthalmologists want their patients to know about maintaining their eye health, according a May 12 article on the American Medical Association website:
4 New Jersey ASCs sue SEIU, alleging underpayment for procedures
Four New Jersey ASCs have filed a lawsuit against a Service Employees International Union benefit fund alleging underpayment for nearly two dozen procedures performed on fund participants, according to a May 11 report from Law360.
ASC Administrator of the Week: Crystal Aigner
Crystal Aigner, BSN, RN, administrator of Surgical Suites of Coastal Virginia in Williamsburg and Sentara Port Warwick Ambulatory Surgery Center in Newport News, Va., is Becker’s ASC Administrator of the Week.
25 best places to retire in 2023, per Forbes
Twenty-five U.S. cities have been named the top places to retire in 2023 by Forbes, with factors including housing cost, taxes, healthcare, crime and natural risk hazard taken into account.
SoutheastHealth to build $20M Missouri ASC
Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based SoutheastHealth plans to build a $20 million ASC at its new Southeast Center for Integrated Health Services, according to a May 12 report from the Southeast Missourian.
The most common complaints of physicians
Twenty-seven percent of physicians would not choose to practice medicine again, according to Physicians Thrive’s “2023 Physician Compensation Report.”
Top 10 most-recruited physician specialties
Gastroenterologists are the most-recruited physicians, according to Physicians Thrive’s “2023 Physician Compensation Report.”
Median salary across 27 physician specialties
Orthopedic surgery has a median salary of $546,000, the highest median salary when compared to 26 other physician specialties, according to Physicians Thrive’s “2023 Physician Compensation Report.”
What physicians like most about their jobs
If given the chance to change careers, 73 percent of physicians would choose to work in medicine again, according to Physicians Thrive’s “2023 Physician Compensation Report.”
What PAs are paid per hour in all 50 states
Washington offers physician assistants the highest hourly mean wage, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.
