Online networking service Doximity has named the top residency programs for research output in 2023, with Boston-based Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary taking the top slot. 

Forbes has identified its list of the top 25 places to retire in 2023 after screening more than 800 locales in the U.S. 

Twenty-three percent of residents expect to become a practice owner or partner, according to Medscape's 2023 "Resident and Salary Debt Report."

Resident salary has jumped 21.7 percent since 2015, according to Medscape's 2023 "Resident and Salary Debt Report."

On Sept. 8, members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the Ways and Means Committee, and the Committee on Education and the Workforce introduced a healthcare package titled the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which requires ASCs to meet new price transparency requirements. 

Oliver Street Dermatology, a Texas management company that operates dermatology practices, ASCs and pathology laboratories, has agreed to pay $8.9 million to settle self-reported allegations that it violated Stark law. 

Even as the popularity of ASC procedures rise and the costs remain lower than hospital outpatient departments in most cases, hospital outpatient departments are still outpacing ASCs in the number of procedures performed, according to Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate Blue Health Intelligence's "Rising Prices for Hospital Outpatient Care" brief, published in September. 

Former Youngstown, Ohio-based OB-GYN Samir Wahib, MD, was sentenced for his role in a kickback scheme, WKBN reported Sept. 14. 

The U.S. has no national policy in regard to noncompete agreements, which prohibit clinicians from joining a competing practice or setting up their own within a particular distance from their previous employer for a certain period of time. This has led many states to create their own laws for or against the practice. 

The number of employed psychiatrists is projected to increase by 6.7 percent by 2032, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

Young residents going into medicine in 2023 see a healthy work-life balance as the most important factor in choosing their first residency opportunity, according to Medscape's 2023 "Resident Salary & Debt Report," published Sept. 13. 

Physician resident compensation has reached $67,400 in 2023, up 5 percent from last year, according to Medcape's 2023 "Resident Salary & Debt Report," published Sept. 13. 

The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on healthcare worker availability nationwide, especially among lower-wage healthcare workers. By 2026, only three states are expected to have a surplus of lower-wage employees, according to Mercer's most recent "U.S. Healthcare Labor Market" report.

The Wall Street Journal has released its list of the best colleges for 2024, with several private universities clinching the top spots. 

California is the state with the highest income growth while Alaska has the lowest, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

Georgia, Mississippi and North Carolina have all made headway in challenging their state's certificate of need laws.

Here is how physician pay compares to CEO pay, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

Two of the 10 most dangerous job sectors in America are in the healthcare industry, according to a recent analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by Fitch Law Firm. 

Nurse practitioner is the fastest-growing healthcare job and has an average annual salary of $124,680.

ASC founder Didier Demesmin, MD, has been appointed to the board of directors of computerized drug delivery instruments developer Milestone Scientific.