While ASCs have key opportunities for growth in the expansion of services being offered, including a migration of orthopedic, spine and cardiac procedures, new partnerships and ownership models can also be critical for development.
New data from the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority found that infant injuries and deaths nearly doubled in 2022, according to a May 25 report from PennLive.
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai saw a need to offer support for newly hired nurses who have experience, but not in a hospital setting to help them transition, which prompted it to launch the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Transition to Practice Program.
A Kansas health system that is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has rebranded its women’s healthcare services, Wichita Business Journal reported.
Although the average general surgeon earned 2 percent more in 2023 than 2022, 18 percent of surgeons said they felt pressure from competition affecting their income, according to Medscape’s “General Surgeon Compensation Report” for 2023.
Physicians are seeing a shift towards salary-based payment models in 2023, moving away from production models, according to the 2023 “MGMA DataDive Provider Compensation” report, which collected data from nearly 190,000 providers across 6,800 org…
Although the mean annual wage among all surgeons is $337,980, that can vary based on factors including experience and practice setting, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.