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Scott Mayer, CEO of Rosemont, Ill.-based Ambulatory Anesthesia Care, recently joined Becker’s to discuss the way that his organization is supporting ASCs in finding creative solutions to the industry’s most persistent challenges.  Anesthesia care coordination  A shortage of anesthesia providers…

The Justice Department launched an anticompetitive regulations task force March 27 with the goal of identifying and eliminating federal and state regulations surrounding market competition, including in healthcare. Here are five notes on the initiative:  1. The initiative will operate…

Florida has 24,690 nurse practitioners, the most out of any state, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Florida, Texas, California and New York have more than 20,000 nurse practitioners, while five states and Washington, D.C., have less than 1,000.…

The highest-paid ophthalmologist in Fort Worth, Texas, earns $785,600 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $301,500 ophthalmologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here is what…

Currently, cardiovascular disease costs the U.S. healthcare system $318 billion, but that cost is expected to rise to $749 billion by 2035, according to a 2025 report from the American Heart and American Stroke Association. In addition, indirect costs of…

Here are the top three paying workplaces for cardiologists, according to 2024 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. The bureau released updated annual mean wage compensation data to reflect May 2024 information, the latest available.  1.…

Massachusetts is the highest-paying state for nurse anesthetists, according to 2024 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2.  Here is what CRNAs earn annually by state:  Alabama: $176,970 Alaska: $268,970 Arizona: $246,300 Arkansas: $138,740 California: $220,000…

CMS recently instructed its administrative contractors to expand coverage for colorectal cancer screenings.  CMS issued the request on March 20, instructing that all coinsurance and deductibles should be waived for several types of screenings beginning July 1. This includes screening…

A study published by Avalere and the Physicians Advocacy Institute found that rural areas are quickly losing independent physicians and corporatization in healthcare continues to rise.  The study analyzed 52,600 practicing physicians across 30,000 medical practices between Jan. 1, 2019,…

Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Ark., has purchased a $5.6 million medical office building and 15 acres of land adjacent to its main campus, Arkansas Business reported April 7.  The 19,000-square-foot medical office building will house several specialties, including…