Category: ASC News

10 specialties with the lowest female provider representation

Women make up 37.1 percent of the physician workforce, according to the Association of American Medical College’s “2022 Physician Specialty Data Report.”

10 states where ASC leaders may see success retaining staff

ASC administrators in Massachusetts could see success retaining staff as the state has the lowest job resignation rate in the U.S., according to personal finance website WalletHub.

Iredell Health System to raise nurse pay at ASC

Statesville, N.C.-based Iredell Health System has announced pay raises for its nurses and the majority of its 1,800 employees across the whole health system, including at its ASC, according to an April 6 report from Iredell Free News. 

Physician vs. COO pay: 7 stats

Here are seven numbers to note about how physician pay compares to chief operating officer pay:

America's 'self-made' healthcare billionaires

Forbes has named 28 “self-made” healthcare billionaires to its 2023 real-time billionaires list, with a combined net worth surpassing $85 billion. 

10 states where ASC leaders may struggle to retain staff

ASC administrators in Kentucky could have trouble retaining staff as the state has the highest job resignation rate in the U.S., according to personal finance website WalletHub.

10 specialties with the oldest workforces

Nine out of 10 actively practicing pulmonologists are older than 55, according to the Association of American Medical College’s “2022 Physician Specialty Data Report.”

3 medical companies offering warranties, lifetime guarantees

Since the start of the year, three medical companies have announced warranties or lifetime guarantees on their devices, medications or procedures: 

10 states that saw a population decline in 2022 compared to number of new ASCs

The state of New York saw the largest decline in population from 2021 to 2022, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. 

10 least diverse physician specialties

Orthopedics is the “whitest” physician specialty, with about 83.6 percent of surgeons identifying as white, according to 2022 data from the Association of American Medical Colleges.