Florida is projected to face the nation’s largest physician shortage in 2026, according to a Dec. 26 report from Medicus Healthcare Solutions. As of Dec. 23, the following states are expected to have the largest gaps between physician supply and…
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How surgeons are paid may meaningfully influence how often patients receive low-value outpatient surgery, with fee-for-service environments linked to higher rates of potentially unnecessary procedures, according to a study published Dec. 2 in JAMA Network Open. Researchers from Boston-based Harvard…
The last year has seen several waves of federal policy updates affecting healthcare as President Donald Trump and his administration took on the first year of his second term in office. Here are eight of the most important policy shifts…
Rayus Radiology has agreed to a class action lawsuit to settle claims that it disclosed patient information to third parties without consent, according to a Dec. 18 report from a Top Class Action Lawsuits. What happened?
A hospital campus in Poplar Bluffs, Mo., is set to close its surgery center following a change in ownership, according to a Dec. 22 report from KFVS 12. Ellington, Mo.-based Missouri Highlands Health Care has purchased the St. Francis Hospital…
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From staffing decisions to growth strategy, these are the changes ASC leaders said they would make if given a do-over for 2025. Question: Looking back at the past year, what’s one thing you would do differently? Editor’s note: Responses have…
The ambulatory healthcare services sector gained 24,000 jobs in November, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Dec. 16. Additions in ambulatory healthcare services accounted for more than half of the total healthcare jobs gained last…
Marshall Health Network has moved its vascular surgery outpatient practice to a renovated space on the campus of St. Mary’s Medical Center. J. Chris Kitchen, MD, and Matthew Krantz, MD, lead the vascular surgery practice, according to a Dec. 17…
The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office began investigating Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health in October after several physicians filed antitrust complaints about amended employment contracts, including changes to noncompete clauses. In a Dec. 17 report, Medscape outlines the details of the case…
The House will hold a vote to extend the ACA’s enhanced subsidies after four Republicans signed a Democratic-led discharge petition to force a vote, The Hill reported Dec. 17. Here are five things to know about the discharge petition and…