As the U.S. population ages, increasing the need for healthcare services, salaries are rising in a number of specialties. According to data gathered by AMN Healthcare and published Sept. 29 by the American Medical Association, five specialties ranked at the…
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Unifeye Vision Partners, a Dallas-based operator of ASCs and ophthalmology practices, has appointed Mark Garvin as CEO. He succeeds Martin Rash, who will remain with the company as executive chairman. Mr. Garvin previously held senior leadership roles at Phoenix-based Banner…
ApolloMD Business Services, an Atlanta-based management services organization, disclosed a security incident affecting several of its physician practice clients, according to a Sept. 24 report by HIPAA Journal. ApolloMD identified unusual activity within its network on May 22. An investigation…
Nearly six in 10 physicians said they experienced inappropriate feelings of anger, tearfulness, or anxiety over the past year, a rate consistent with 2021 and 2022, according to The State of America’s Physicians report from the Physicians Foundation. Here are…
ASCs are already feeling the strain this fall as staffing challenges deepen beyond the well-documented nursing shortage. Rising case complexity, workforce burnout and reimbursement pressures are exposing new vulnerabilities in anesthesia, robotics support and specialized perioperative care. Here are five…
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A jury sided in favor of Johnstown, Colo.-based Nadora Healthcare and awarded it just over $300,000 in its contract dispute with a spine surgeon. Dr. Techy sued Nadora, formerly Arete Surgical Centers, in 2022 alleging breach of contract. He joined…
There have been several moves by state governments in the last year to restrict noncompete agreements in physicians’ employment contracts, according to a Sept. 16 report by the American Medical Association. This legislative trend runs parallel to the decline of…
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has filed plans for a $20 million expansion of its satellite outpatient clinic in Amherst, N.Y., according to a Sept. 16 report from NBC affiliate WGRZ. The project would add oncology-related outpatient surgery…
A new survey found that 55% of healthcare workers plan to look for a job in the next year, adding pressure to ongoing workforce shortages in the field. The survey, conducted by The Harris Poll and commissioned by Strategic Education,…
A study recently published by JAMA Surgery found that surgeons face a significantly higher mortality risk than other physicians. The study examined U.S. death certificate records from the 2023 National Vital Statistics System for adults aged 25-74. The records included…