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5 highest paying states for nurse executives

Indiana is the highest-paying state for nurses in executive management roles, according to a June 29 report from the Medical Group Management Association. 

Compass announces 2 new market presidents

Compass announced the hiring of two new senior operations leaders, Scott Bergman and Heather Combs, RN, who will serve as market presidents.

2 physician specialties that saw pay dives

Two physician specialties saw pay declines between 2021 to 2022, according to a new survey from the American Medical Group Association.

5 nurse, staff trends for ASCs heading into the back half of 2023

Medical groups and ASCs are facing similar staffing challenges as competition stays hot for nurse and office staff roles.

10 CEO exits in June

Eighty hospital CEOs exited in the first five months of 2023, according to a June report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. And that number continues to climb — Becker’s reported 10 retirements, resignations and firings this month. 

Meet the surgeon suing North Carolina over certificate-of-need policy

 Ophthalmologist Jay Singleton, MD, who owns an ophthalmology practice in New Bern, N.C., is challenging the state’s certificate-of-need laws in a suit that says he can’t perform procedures at his ASC. 

AI model outperforms traditional methods in detecting heart attacks

A new artificial intelligence model outperformed the most common methods of detecting heart attacks by using electrocardiogram readings to more efficiently spot heart attack indicators, according to a study performed by researchers at the University of…

Amazon's 9 biggest healthcare moves in 2023

From completing its $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical to delaying the rollout of its virtual care service after two lawmakers questioned its HIPAA privacy practices, here are nine of Amazon’s biggest healthcare moves in 2023:

Viewpoint: Why healthcare providers shouldn't ban ChatGPT

Rather than banning the use of generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, healthcare providers should make their employees know how to deploy it with patient privacy in mind, a cybersecurity expert wrote in SC Magazine.

'Let providers be providers': Health IT execs on what they want from their EHR

Health IT executives told Becker’s that what they want from their EHR is less time in the EHR.