Physicians and surgeons were the highest-paid healthcare roles in the last year, earning an average salary of $239,200 or more, according to data from the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey, which was published April 3 and uses data from 2023, the latest available. 

Here are 10 ASCs across the U.S. that have posted job listings for administrators within the last month:

Kristopher Schroeder, MD, anesthesiologist and professor at Madison-based University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, joined Becker's to discuss the FTCs' noncompete ban and how it will affect physicians. 

From improving lives to working in an ever-changing field, nine physicians shared some of the best parts about their careers in an April 25 Medscape report. 

Here are 10 ASC specialties who were named the top earners in Medscape's 2024 compensation report:

Our hospital partners continue to experience tidal waves of financial challenges.

An auto factory in Milwaukee is seeking to add medical office space as part of its second life, according to an April 25 report from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. 

Nevada and California pay nurse practitioners the highest annual wage, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Mullica Hill, N.J.-based Inspira Health has opened a $50 million outpatient center in a former Dick's Sporting Goods in Deptford, N.J., according to an April 24 report from the Philadelphia Inquirer. 

Here are six recent moves by CMS that may benefit — or burden — ASCs, as reported by Becker's in 2024: 

Specialist Joseph Morris, MD, has rejoined UnityPoint Clinic General Surgery and Gastroenterology in Sioux City, Iowa, according to an April 25 report from the Sioux City Journal. 

Here are two wins and two losses that ASCs are experiencing:

In 2021, the U.S. Preventive Task Force lowered the recommended age for colonoscopy procedures from 45 to 50, creating a tidal wave of new patients across the industry. 

Sarah Bush Lincoln Medical Center in Mattoon, Ill., bought membership shares from USPI and is the majority owner of Effingham (Ill.) Ambulatory Surgery Center, according to an April 24 Facebook post.

The healthcare industry continues to evolve in 2024, with ASCs facing a growing number of external challenges including anesthesia shortages, prior authorization pushback and consolidation in the marketplace. 

On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission officially banned noncompete clauses for the majority of U.S. workers, making it it illegal to include noncompetes in employment contracts and requiring companies with noncompetes to inform workers that they are void.

Here are three updates on medical office building activity in Florida that Becker's has reported on since April 16:

The highest-paid anesthesiologist in Indianapolis earns $749,600 per year, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $339,470 anesthesiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

After the Federal Trade Commission voted to ban noncompetes for most healthcare workers, eight healthcare leaders and physicians joined Becker's to react to the agency's move. 

Here are four organizations that have recently inked deals to sell ASCs.