CMS introduced a new care model aiming to help states improve healthcare costs, quality and efficacy for their populations.

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.

Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System and its partner, Green Bay, Wis.-based physician group Prevea Health, said phone lines to many Wisconsin facilities, including HSHS' ASC, are back online after a cybersecurity incident at the system caused a communications outage that affected both organizations, according to a Sept. 6 report from ABC affiliate WBAY. 

Five ASC administrators joined Becker's to share their predictions on what the future holds for the outpatient surgery workforce.

Declining patient volumes and financial challenges are two major factors driving hospital closures this year. 

Legislation pending in the New Jersey legislature could significantly limit noncompetes, according to a Sept. 5 article from law firm Saiber. 

Mississippi has been named the state with the worst health system performance in 2023, according to data from The Commonwealth Fund.

Alice Schwartz, 97, is the U.S.' oldest billionaire who earned her fortune in healthcare, according to Forbes' live net worth tracker.

Massachusetts has been named the state with the best health system performance in 2023, according to data from The Commonwealth Fund.

Bridgeport, W.Va.-based physician Tracey Reilly, MD, has been charged with abusive sexual contact and simple assault, according to a Sept. 6 news release from the Justice Department. 

As COVID-19 cases rise, some hospitals and health systems are bringing back their mask mandates. 

This year, the Medical Society of the State of New York collaborated with state officials to defeat 15 pieces of legislation that would expand the scope of practice for nurse practitioners and physician assistants, allowing them to practice without physician supervision, according to a Sept. 6 report from the American Medical Association. 

Chicago-based physician Benjamin Toh, MD, has been convicted for his role in a more than $9.5 million healthcare fraud scheme. 

San Antonio-based Wilford Hall Medical Center, which has stood vacant for several years, is being torn down in a two-year, $40 million project, according to a Sept. 5 report from San Antonio Express News. 

Tampa, Fla., is the best city to retire, while Baltimore is the worst, according to personal finance site WalletHub. 

America's richest physician, Thomas Frist Jr., MD, has a net worth of $22.2 billion, according to Forbes' live net worth tracker. 

New York has been named the best state for nurse practitioners in 2023 by nursing and healthcare education guide Nursing Process.

Here are the three richest physicians in the U.S., according to Forbes' 37th annual list of the world's richest people in 2023: 

The workforce has cycled through various trends in recent months, and healthcare is no exception. 

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is aiming to address physician shortages in the state through the passage of the DOCTORS Act, which would reallocate unused nondomestic physician waivers to states that used up all of their waivers.