While the majority (86.7%) of physician assistants reported satisfaction with their career choice in 2024, there is still a slight increase in burnout symptoms among PAs across all specialties.
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For the last several years, ASCs have been popping up in some unlikely places, from vacated mall spaces to churches to day cares.
A veteran cardiologist with Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston) has filed a lawsuit claiming she was being paid nearly $100,000 less than a less experienced male colleague, according to a July 30 Cardiovascular Business report.
A 24,000-square-foot medical office building is set for development in Jacksonville, Fla., the city's first non-hospital facility in more than 20 years, according to a July 30 report in the Jacksonville Daily Record.
The Conway (Ark.) Regional Health System and Little Rock-based Arkansas Vascular & Vein Specialists are partnering to expand access to vascular surgery services in the region, KATV reported July 30.
Pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers reportedly paid cardiology fellows a total of $13.3 million between 2014 and 2021, according to a July 31 report from Medscape.
The last five years have been competitive in the outpatient surgery sector, with factors including declining reimbursements, staff shortages and rising costs forcing some ASCs to close their doors permanently.
Nearly 1,000 surgeries have been allegedly canceled after Modesto, Calif.-based Doctors Medical Center was cited in June for immediate jeopardy by CMS, according to a July 26 letter from California Assemblymen Heath Flora and Juan Alanis obtained by Becker's.
ASCs have grown and evolved exponentially in a short span, placing them at the forefront of change in healthcare.
The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers elected two new members to their board of directors, according to a July 30 news release.