HCA Healthcare and Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital have settled a nonpayment suit after a physician sued both entities alleging breach of contract and nonpayment, the Citizen Times reported Aug. 15.
Category: ASC News
The physician specialties with declining starting pay
Noninvasive cardiology and neurology have seen a decrease in starting pay from 2021 to 2023, according to AMN Healthcare’s “2023 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives” report released July 24.
The physician specialties with rising starting pay
Psychiatry saw the biggest jump in starting salary from 2021 to 2023 of any specialty, according to AMN Healthcare’s “2023 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives” report released July 24.
The most in-demand specialties in 2023
Family medicine specialists were the most in-demand advanced practice providers in 2023, according to a report by AMN Healthcare.
Hackensack Meridian 1st in world to combine neuroscience technologies
Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute is set to break national and global records with the nearing implementation of Zap-X Gyroscopic Radiosurgery combined with Synaptive brain only silent MRI.
Surgeon sues Maine medical center, physician for discrimination
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center and one of its physicians are being sued by a former colorectal surgeon who claims she was discriminated against based on her sex and country of origin, according to an Aug. 14 report from bangordailynews.com.
Physician signing bonuses see 11% jump
The average physician signing bonus increased 11 percent from 2017 to 2023, according to AMN Healthcare’s “2023 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives” report released July 24.
Average physician, nurse signing bonus in 2023
The average signing bonus for physicians in 2022 and 2023 is $37,473, according to AMN Healthcare’s “2023 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives” report released July 24.
Physician supply, demand trends
In 2020, AMN Healthcare saw a 30 percent year-over-year decrease in physician and advanced practitioner search engagements, according to a new AMN report released July 24.
Physician's license revoked after failing probation
California physician Sarwa Aldoori, MD, had her license suspended after failing to comply with her probation requirements which were imposed following a patient death, The Bakersfield Californian reported Aug. 10.
