The U.S. is currently facing increasing economic headwinds, with economists predicting the costs of goods to rise as a result of President Donald Trump’s tariff plan. Healthcare experts found that 82% of hospitals expect costs to increase by at least…
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Here are five recent Stark law updates and reports that physicians need to know: CMS recently issued rare Stark law guidance for physician-owned hospitals CMS recently issued a rare Stark law advisory opinion allowing a physician-owned hospital to relocate eight…
Bankruptcies across the healthcare sector continue to raise concerns about the stability of various care delivery and service models. Here are five recent bankruptcies and how they illustrate larger structural and financial challenges impacting the industry: 1. CareMax In November…
While all physician specialists must undergo years of grueling training, long work hours and high-stress work days, some are favored more by Medicare payment systems than others. A number of factors, including specialty and workplace, can determine how physicians are…
A May 6 blog post from Coronis Health spotlights a longstanding challenge for anesthesia practices: billing disruptions caused by incomplete or inaccurate demographic data. Because hospitals typically manage patient intake, anesthesia providers often have little control over the quality of demographic details…
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Compounding financial pressures are threatening the stability of anesthesia practices across the country. In a May 1 Coronis Health blog post, Justin Vaughn, vice president of anesthesia compliance at Coronis, details these challenges — underscoring that while each issue alone may…
The average annual salary for physicians is $302,540 in Mississippi, the worst-ranked state for healthcare in 2025. U.S. News & World Report ranked all 50 states across 71 metrics in eight categories. The rankings were published May 6. Compensation data…
Staff retention and turnover — especially due to burnout — is becoming a “silent” force undermining ASCs’ financial performance, Benjamin Stein, MD, president and CEO of Capital Orthopaedic Surgery Center in Germantown, Md., told Becker’s. The turnover results in “a…
As more procedures migrate to the outpatient setting, hospitals have a growing interest in adding ASCs of their own. Oftentimes, it is more cost-effective for large health systems to pursue acquisitions or joint ventures than starting a new facility from…
Orthopedic surgeons have the highest starting salary, according to a recent blog post from AMN Healthcare. Here’s a breakdown of starting salaries by physician specialty, according to AMN: