As ASCs continue to struggle with staffing among physicians and administrators due to overwork and burnout, the problem presents itself more in some states than others.
Category: ASC News
Covenant High Plains ASC performs 1st robotic sacrocolpopexy
Lubbock, Texas-based Covenant High Plains Surgery Center has become the first ASC in the region to perform a robotic sacrocolpopexy using the da Vinci X robot.
Patients are moving out of New York City: Here's where they're headed
While New York remains a hotspot for ASCs, housing 160 facilities, patients are beginning to move out of New York City in favor of less expensive cities nationwide, according to an Aug. 8 report from CNBC based on a StreetEasy report.
Illinois hospital lays off 20% of leadership: What ASCs need to know
Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health 20 percent of leadership positions, along with other positions, due to economic trends.
The fastest-growing physician specialties
Psychiatry is the fastest-growing physician specialty, according to projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The specialty with the slowest pay growth in last 5 years
Emergency medicine saw the lowest pay increase in the last five years — an increase of only $2,000 — while the specialty with the highest pay bump increased by more than $100,000, according to Medscape’s “Physician Compensation Reports” for 2023 and 20…
The specialty with the largest pay increase in last 5 years
Urologist pay grew by $133,000 in the last five years, whereas pay for emergency medicine specialists — the specialty with the smallest growth — increased by only $2,000, according to data from Medscape’s “Physician Compensation Report” for 2023 and 20…
What's happening with travel nurses?
Here are five updates that offer a glimpse into the world of travel nursing that Becker’s has reported on since July 5:
'The final straw': Will declining physician pay be the disruptor that breaks the camel's back?
CMS is floating a 3.34 percent conversion factor decrease in its proposed 2024 Medicare physician fee schedule, and some leaders say this could be the final straw in recruiting young physicians.
HHS loses No Surprises Act lawsuit: What ASCs need to know
The Texas Medical Association has for a third time won a legal challenge over the No Surprises Act.
