Workforce education is one of the biggest untapped levers for cutting costs, improving safety, retention and efficiency. Traditional training models not only waste time and budget, but also overlook critical knowledge gaps and fail to address the root causes of…
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Rising costs, workforce shortages and disconnected systems are forcing leaders to rethink how care is delivered and managed across specialties — from orthopedics and behavioral health to ENT and GI. New survey data from 195 healthcare leaders reveals what’s working…
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Sri Velamoor
President and COO of NextGen Healthcare
John Polikandriotis, PhD, MBA, MPH, MSA, FACHE, FACMPE
Chief Executive Officer, South Florida Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Michelle Tanner, MD
Board Certified Otolaryngologist - Head and Surgery, The ENT Center
ASCs are rewriting the anesthesia playbook, leaning more heavily on certified registered nurse anesthetists amid economic pressures and staffing shortages. The rise of CRNA-only ASCs Across the U.S., many ASCs are transitioning away from physician-supervised anesthesia to CRNA-only care. A…
Opioid-sparing protocols have become increasingly desired and commonplace in outpatient surgery, as heightened surgical volumes and patient preferences increase the demand for swifter recoveries. “Especially in ASCs … they don’t want prolonged recovery,” Gavin Baker, CRNA, CEO of New Orleans-based…
Healthcare workers in California have raised concerns about protocols for handling an increased presence of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents in medical facilities, Cal Matters reported Aug. 26. The appearance of federal immigration agents have become more routine since President…
Certified registered nurse anesthetists remain among the highest-paid advanced practice providers in the U.S., with average annual salaries topping $214,000. But pay varies widely depending on practice setting, location and employment structure. Here are five key stats on where CRNA…
Optum is extending its influence in outpatient care with another high-profile acquisition. Its subsidiary, SCA Health, one of the nation’s largest ASC operators, acquired Exton, Pa.-based U.S. Digestive Health Management in early 2025. Formed in 2019 through the consolidation of…
In addition to financial squeezes, ASCs will have other challenges on the horizon in light of economic uncertainty and measures taken by the current administration. Forty ASC leaders and physicians told Becker’s what they think will be their biggest headwind…
The highest-paid anesthesiologist in El Paso, Texas, earns $606,300 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $336,640 anesthesiologists make, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here is what…
Medscape’s “Feeling the Impact of the Physician Shortage: Medscape Report 2025,” released Aug. 22, sheds light on how physician vacancies are shaping daily work life. The report, based on survey responses from 1,001 physicians collected between March 20 and April…
