Wyoming is the state with the most new business applications per 1,000 residents, according to an Oct. 28 report from financial advisory website Smartest Dollar, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The report used business application data from 2021, the most recent available. 

Leaders at Newsweeks' top-rated ASCs in Wisconsin, Iowa and Alabama discuss their secrets for success and advice for other ASC leaders. 

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery saw growth in its ambulatory surgical volume during the third quarter of 2022, according to a quarterly report.

There are more than 1 million physicians in the U.S., according to a 2022 Kaiser Family Foundation report. Some states appear to be more saturated with specialists than others. Texas, which is predicted to have one of the worst physician shortages by 2030, already ranks in the bottom 10 for specialists per capita.

Big Sky Medical, a real estate investment manager based in Dallas, has made its second acquisition in the Houston area with a 134,910-square-foot medical office building, Greenpark One, according to a Nov. 10 report from ConnectCRE. 

From a movie theater to a JCPenney, here are five old buildings being converted into health facilities this year: 

Interventional cardiologists saw the biggest drop in pay this year, according to Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare's 2022 "Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives."

Medscape's 2022 "Self-Employed Physicians Report" laid out the pros and cons of being a self-employed physician. 

CMS released its finalized 2023 Physician Fee Schedule on Nov. 1. Here are five things ASC leaders need to know.

From a free ophthalmology clinic to a new ASC renovation, here are five California updates Becker's has reported on since Oct. 6: 

Sixteen percent of physicians have deferred or refinanced loans to reduce their big expenses, according to Medscape's 2022 "Physician Wealth & Debt Report."

Medscape's 2022 "Self-Employed Physicians Report" lays out the pros and cons of being a self-employed physician. 

A number of physicians and clinicians were running for office in the Nov. 8 midterm elections this year. Five won their races or are predicted to as ballots continue to be counted nationwide. 

The Westfield (Ind.) City Council approved a tax abatement on the development of a 60,000-square-foot medical office building, according to a Nov. 6 report from local news site Current.

The Los Angeles City Council granted approval for the construction of a 12-story, 145,000-square-foot medical office building in the city on Oct. 28.

Pharmaceutical giants AbbVie and Bristol Myers Squibb both laid off 100 or more employees in September. Forbes named five healthcare companies with some of the biggest layoffs in the third quarter: 

Thirty-six U.S. states and Washington, D.C., require certificates of need for the approval of new healthcare projects and expenditures. 

While the number of physicians in private practice has dropped to 26 percent as more physicians are employed by the corporate sector, there are still physicians who enjoy the autonomy of private practice, according to a report from the American College of Surgeons.

Forty-five Florida ASCs were named on Newsweek's list of the 510 best ASCs for 2023, making it the state with the third most ASCs on the list, following California and Texas. 

Sixty-four percent of self-employed physicians said autonomy is what they like most about their jobs, according to Medscape's 2022 "Self-Employed Physicians Report."