Category: ASC News

Physician pay in the 10 worst states for healthcare

Physicians in West Virginia, the worst state for healthcare according to personal finance site WalletHub, make an average of $252,710 annually. 

Physician pay in the 10 best states for healthcare

Physicians in Minnesota, the best state for healthcare according to personal finance site WalletHub, make an average of $305,150 annually. 

HCA settles physician nonpayment suit

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.

HCA settles physician nonpayment suit

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.

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.