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With about 30 percent of physicians in active patient care being older than 60, a "retirement cliff" is approaching. Meanwhile, Iowa was found to be the best state to retire in 2023, according to financial website Bankrate.

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Physicians earn on average $265,000 a year nationwide, according to 2023 data from Medscape. However, their salaries can be worth vastly different amounts based on where they live, according to an Aug. 18 report from CNBC based on a study…

There are 9,334 active ASCs in the U.S., according to a March 27 blog post from Definitive Healthcare. 

When one thinks of the future, flying cars and living on Mars may come to mind. But what does the future hold for ASCs? 

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health is forming an ambulatory surgery division within its ambulatory enterprise, which is currently responsible for 70 percent of Vanderbilt's annual surgical volume. 

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