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Anesthesiology has the highest number of active physicians out of three ASC specialty fields, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Physician burnout may be on the decline in 2024 following years of steady increases brought, in part, by the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is still well above pre-pandemic levels. 

The odds of a patient with comorbidities revisiting an ASC within seven days of surgery rise at low-volume ASCs compared to high-volume ASCs, according to a Jan. 24 report published in JAMA Surgical. 

The Quincy, Mass., planning board has approved a 40-year tax exemption for a new medical office building managed by Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, according to a Jan. 24 report from The Patriot Ledger. 

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Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System will discontinue its oral surgery services Jan. 31, citing an inability to meet demand, Marshfield News Herald reported Jan. 23. 

An excess of bureaucratic tasks at work, including charting and paperwork, is the leading cause of physician burnout, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report," published Jan. 24.

There are 20 states in the U.S. that have more ASCs than Medicaid-registered hospitals, according to data from CMS. 

Emergency medicine physicians are the most burnt out physician specialists for the second year in a row, with 63% experiencing burnout, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report," published Jan. 24.

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