Legislators in Utah are pushing for two bills they argue would broaden the scope of physician assistants and fill gaps in rural communities, and some medical groups are concerned about safety, according to a Jan. 17 report from Deseret News.
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Nearly half of physicians report they would take a lower salary for a better work-life balance, according to the Medscape Physician Lifestyle & Happiness Report 2021.
President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States on Jan. 20 at noon EST, and healthcare will be a significant part of his agenda from day one.
Here are five factors The New York Times suggested patients think about when deciding if elective surgery is right for them during the pandemic:
Physicians and a hospital in Orangeburg, S.C., both have plans to construct new ASCs, according to a report in The Times and Democrat.
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Here are the most-read articles on Becker's ASC Review for the week of Jan. 11-15:
A Los Angeles-based hospital has reassigned staff from its outpatient same-day surgery departments to its intensive care unit to assist with COVID-19 patients as occupancy soars, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital is turning its ASC into an intensive care unit with 12 beds to handle COVID-19 cases, the BenitoLink reported Jan. 11.
The number of physicians practicing in the U.S. is growing slowly compared to the population growth projections over the next decade-plus, according to a report from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
A slight increase in healthcare union petitions was reported in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Jan. 11 report from NPR.