In 2016, June's national health spending increased 5.2 percent compared to June 2015, according to Altarum Institute's Center for Sustainable Health Spending's report, "Health Sector Economic Indicators."
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Burnout is growing amongst physicians, and many providers consider leaving the field entirely.
Zion Market Research predicts that global demand for the ultrasound market will grow from $5.2 billion to $6.9 billion by 2021. Here's what you need to know:
While the physician shortage may fare poorly for patients and health systems, physicians and advanced practitioners may experience boosts in compensation and other incentives, according to RevCycle Intelligence.
While physician and advanced practitioner salaries rose this past year, healthcare executives and nurses experienced a pay decrease, according to HealthITNews.
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A new study in Health Affairs, found that most elderly Americans afflicted with chronic illness live too far from in-home providers to get the help they need to stay in their homes, Medline Plus reports.
Successful compensation plans will be composed of straight-forward strategies that address a practice's specific requirements, according to Diagnostic Imaging.
The number of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in the U.S. has grown to rival that of hospitals, with more than 5,400 across the country that perform 23 million surgeries each year.
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The fast-paced technology-driven healthcare field has spurred innovation and initiatives focused on enhancing patient care. With the good however, comes a serious, and as data proves, a far-reaching problem — physician burnout.