Sixty-five percent of self-employed physicians said autonomy was very important to them, according to Medscape’s Self-Employed Physicians Report published Nov. 11. Medscape surveyed 1,571 physicians between March 19 and June 3, of those physicians, 748 were self-employed. Here’s how self-employed…
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The ambulatory surgery business is expanding rapidly and shows no sign of slowing down. Consider the history of the industry. Nearly 60% of all outpatient surgical procedures were carried out in ASCs in 2019 compared to just 48% in 2010.…
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RWJBarnabas Health and BJC Medical Group are confronting one of healthcare’s biggest threats: workforce instability. These leaders are rethinking how they recruit, retain and deploy physicians — not as a reaction to shortages but as a strategy to build long-term…
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Senior Vice President, Medicus Healthcare Solutions
In a Nov. 7 episode of Becker’s Spine and Orthopedic Podcast, Earl Kilbride, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Austin (Texas) Orthopedic Institute, discussed the issues shaping healthcare and ASCs in 2025. Here are three key trends identified during the discussion:…
As cardiology continues to grow its presence in the outpatient market, ASC leaders are formulating their strategies for safely and sustainably expanding new service lines. Thomas Hutchinson, administrator of the Surgery Center of Central Florida in Ocala, recently joined Becker’s…
Los Angeles-based Commons Clinic is taking aim at healthcare consolidation with a venture-backed, physician-owned model that shifts surgeries to ASCs and lowers costs through bundled pricing. “It’s basically raising money from investors to build a new kind of health system,”…
While the CMS and Justice Department have shown minimal activity around the Stark law since 2023, the law remains a significant compliance concern for healthcare providers, The National Law Review reported Nov. 11 Here are nine things to know from…
Physician assistants in cardiovascular surgery and nurse practitioners in emergency medicine earn the highest compensation in their respective specialties, according to SullivanCotter’s “2025 Advanced Practice Provider Compensation and Productivity Survey.” The report includes data from more than 785 health systems,…