Emergency medicine physicians top the list of specialists experiencing the most burnout, at 65 percent, according to Medscape’s “Physician Burnout and Depression Report” in 2023, based on a survey of over 9,100 practicing physicians.
A group of healthcare workers in Western Pennsylvania addressed state lawmakers this week, warning of a healthcare staffing crisis in the state, according to a Jan. 26 report from ABC affiliate WTAE.
Private equity and management services organizations have been making waves in the ASC, gastroenterology and cardiology space in 2023. Here are seven updates:
Plano, Texas-based Live Oak Surgery Center is currently investigating a breach affecting 5,264 patients, according to a report from the Department of Health and Humans Services and a Jan. 3 press release from the ASC.
With just one week remaining, Austin-based Ascension Texas and Blue Cross Blue and Shield of Texas have reportedly reached a contract agreement to keep the health system in-network, according to a Jan. 26 report from the Austin American-Statesman.