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Physician salaries have been on the rise across the board in 2023, with five specialists taking the top slots as the "highest earners" of the year, according to data from Medscape's 2023 compensation reports. 

Nurse specialists experienced lower rates of career satisfaction as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Medscape's 2023 "Nurse Career Satisfaction Report," published Dec. 12, with registered nurses and nursing managers experiencing the highest drop in satisfaction rates. 

New York is the most productive state in the nation, with $120.67 of value added for every hour worked, according to new research from business company Upflip based on the newest labor productivity data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

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Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health is making its third round of layoffs in 2023, this time outsourcing some of its IT operations to a company based in India, according to a Dec. 11 report from the Triad Business Journal. 

Medicare physician payment has effectively declined 26% since 2001 — and that is before inflation and the finalized pay cut for 2024 are factored in, according to the American Medical Association.

While ASC owners are hopeful for growth and expansion in 2024 and more procedures shift to the outpatient setting, there are still roadblocks ahead. 

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