Anesthesiologists were the ninth-highest-paid physician specialty this year, according to Medscape’s 2023 “Physician Compensation Report” published April 14, which surveyed more than 10,000 physicians across 29 specialties.
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The healthcare disruptors scaring physicians
Six healthcare leaders recently joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest disruptors concerning physicians.
Hey, docs: Are you smarter than a 6-month-old AI technology?
In the six months since the world was introduced to ChatGPT on Nov. 30, researchers have been testing the artificial intelligence chatbot in myriad ways to find out its potential effects on everything from how well it can write a college essay to wheth…
Albany Medical Center taps former Kaiser leader as chief nursing officer
Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center has selected Kevin Zeng, MSN, RN, to serve as vice president and chief nursing officer, effective in July.
LifeBridge Health names COO for 2 hospitals
LifeBridge Health tapped Amy Shlossman to lead two Baltimore hospitals as president and chief operating officer.
UPMC extends $1B credit line
Pittsburgh-based UPMC said it is extending a credit line of up to $1 billion, according to a May 30 filing.
AdventHealth names COO for 2 hospitals
Clifton Scott was named COO of AdventHealth Palm Coast and AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway in Florida.
New York physician dies in homemade airplane crash
An OB-GYN accused of fertility fraud was killed in a plane crash in Orleans County, N.Y., on May 28, the Democrat and Chronicle reported May 30.
Texas hospital taps hospice physician for chief medical officer
DHR Health Brownsville (Texas) appointed James Castillo II, MD, chief medical officer, Valley Central reported May 28.
What HCA executives were paid in the last 5 years
Pay among four of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s top executives took a dip in 2020 but bounced back — and then some — in the last two years.
