ASCs are struggling to recruit and retain nurses, in part because of skyrocketing travel nurse pay — creating what some administrators call a "wage war."
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South Dakota has the highest average annual wage for physicians, adjusted for cost of living, according to Wallethub's 2022 Best & Worst States for Doctors ranking, released March 21.
The Midwest region holds seven of the 10 best states for physicians, according to WalletHub's 2022 Best & Worst States for Doctors ranking, released March 21.
Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates, which is owned by Optum, has had an eventful start to 2022.
The District of Columbia has the lowest average annual wage for physicians, adjusted for cost of living, according to Wallethub's 2022 Best & Worst States for Doctors ranking, released March 21.
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There were 1,072 single-specialty gastroenterology ASCs billing Medicare in 2020, according to the March Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report.
Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, part of Tenet Healthcare, is the largest ASC chain in the country with more than 440 surgery centers.
A Los Angeles County Sheriff's helicopter crashed March 19 while attempting to land, injuring a one UCLA physician and five deputies, according to a report from FOX affiliate KTTV.
Many of the worst states for physicians are clustered in the Northeast, according to Wallethub's 2022 Best & Worst States for Doctors ranking, released March 21.
ASCs in the South and Mountain regions have the highest total operating costs, according to VMG Health's "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study" for 2022.