Category: ASC News

U.S. News & World Report released its inaugural ranking of best ambulatory surgery centers May 14.

Pediatric endocrinology is the specialty with the lowest average annual compensation, according to Doximity’s 2024 “Physician Compensation Report,” published May 23.

Neurosurgery is the specialty with the highest average annual compensation, according to Doximity’s 2024 “Physician Compensation Report,” published May 23.

Though physicians on average earn over $400,000 annually depending on their practice setting and speciality, around 36% still feel dissatisfied with their earnings in 2024, according to Doximity’s 2024 “Physician Compensation Report,” published May 23….

The majority of physicians believe that staffing shortages throughout the healthcare system are negatively impacting patients in 2024, according to Doximity’s 2024 “Physician Compensation Report,” published May 23. 

Hannibal (Mo.) Regional Healthcare Systems has scrapped plans for an ASC in Kirksville, Mo., according to a May 23 report from CBS affiliate KTVO.

Walmart Health Virtual Care is laying off 74 employees at its corporate headquarters in Phoenix.

The average annual wage for physician assistants has increased in each of the past five years, rising from $112,410 in 2019 to $130,490 in 2023, a total increase of more than $18,000, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

The majority of Gen Z and millennial employees in the U.S. are living paycheck to paycheck in 2024, according to Deloitte’s annual employment survey published May 15. 

The Federal Trade Commission’s voted 3-2 on April 23 to ban on noncompete clauses for most U.S. workers, and the act is slated to take effect Sept. 4.