New legislation in Texas would allow nurse practitioners to practice without physician supervision, Austin American-Statesman reported March 9.
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South Carolina lawmakers have introduced Senate Bill 553, which would allow physician assistants with 6,000 hours of training to practice without a supervising physician.
As hospitals sever service lines, physician pay continues to drop and supply chain disruptions persist, healthcare industry professionals see both opportunities and challenges going forward.
The University of Washington in Seattle, the top ranked primary care university for 2023, will cost full-time students around $39,906 a year to attend, according to data from U.S. News and World Report.
California, Washington and Oregon are preparing to lift healthcare worker COVID-19 requirements April 3.
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From top-ranked hospitals to new medical suppliers, here are eight Massachusetts updates since Jan. 3 for ASC leaders to know:
March 8 is International Women's Day, celebrating women's rights, equality and advancement. Here are 11 female ASC CEOs to know:
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has proposed two rules for prescribing controlled substances set to go into effect on May 11, according to a March 7 report from Medscape, but the proposals are not popular among all physicians.
The most affordable towns for physicians to live in are located in states including Illinois, Texas and Pennsylvania, which are all home to over 100 ASCs.
Phoenix-based Banner Health's surgery center in Loveland, Colo., will close March 31, the Loveland Reporter-Herald reported March 7.