Total cash compensation for general, cardiac and pediatric anesthesiologists has risen 14% to 16% since 2024, according to SullivanCotter’s 2026 Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey, released Sept. 17. The survey covers 575 healthcare organizations, about 235,000 physicians and 240 specialties.…
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Masked intruders broke into a future minimally invasive spine surgery center in Harris County, Texas, at least five times in five days and took a computer used for medical recordkeeping, Tegna affiliate KHOU reported Oct. 28. Neurosurgeon Hamid Abbasi, MD,…
Westchester, Ill.-based Avanza + MedHQ has formally launched a non-equity management offering for ASCs and physician practices that lets providers get full-service management without giving up ownership, according to an Oct. 29 news release. The offering ranges from comprehensive management,…
For generations, physicians have focused on the next patient and left policy and the business of medicine to others. Michael Verdon, DO, a neurosurgeon in Dayton, Ohio, believes that model is approaching a turning point. After watching threatened Medicare cuts…
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Bon Secours Mercy Health affiliate HealthSpan Partners agreed Oct. 26 to acquire Surgery Partners in a $5.7 billion deal, including debt. It is the second time a health system has bought a national ASC operator outright, after Ascension’s purchase of…
Gastroenterologists are drawing the biggest starting offers of any specialty, but they rank in the middle on lifestyle and above average on burnout. Pay: Gastroenterology was the highest-paid specialty in AMN Healthcare’s 2026 recruiting review, with an average starting offer…
For many hospitals, anesthesia has historically been viewed through a simple lens: maintain coverage, fill the schedule and keep the operating rooms running. That approach may have been sufficient in the past. It is no longer. Today’s healthcare leaders are…
Physicians from both parties are on the Nov. 3 ballot for the House, the Senate and statehouses, and many are running on the same issue: what care costs and who can still get it. The outcome will shape who sits…