In a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, the challenges faced by physicians in 2024 have reached a crucial tipping point. 

A shift toward value-based care, the ongoing consolidation of independent ASCs and an increasing role of AI are three things to look out for in 2025 in the ASC space. 

ASCs are closely monitoring hospital nurse salaries as they compete with the significant financial resources of larger healthcare providers in their markets to attract and retain staff.

President-elect Donald Trump will appoint Andrew Ferguson as chair of the Federal Trade Commission. 

A Dec. 11 report by the Center for American Progress outlined recent controversy surrounding the FTC's attempt to ban noncompete agreements earlier in 2024, as well as several common types of clauses found in healthcare contracts between providers, payers and health systems that it identifies as "anticompetitive."

From pay cuts to workforce evolutions, 2024 was a tumultuous year for physicians. 

About 77% of physicians have moved away from independent settings and into employment by hospital or health systems. But recent developments indicate that some may be reconsidering their independence. 

The U.S. could see a shortage of up to 64,000 physicians by the end of 2024 and 86,000 by 2036, according to a survey from McKinsey. 

As 2024 unfolds, physicians across specialties face unprecedented challenges, many of which center on the financial and administrative pressures stemming from reimbursement cuts. 

Six ASC leaders joined Becker's to share the biggest lesson they learned in 2024. 

Six ASC leaders joined Becker's to share how the ASC industry shifted in 2024. 

Surgical case migration from hospitals to ASCs is an unstoppable trend, prompting hospitals, health systems and independent practices to develop dedicated ASC strategies.

Cardiothoracic surgery is the highest-paying specialty for physician assistants while anesthesiology is the highest paying specialty for nurse practitioners, according to consulting firm SullivanCotter's "2024 Advanced Practice Provider Compensation and Productivity Survey Report."

While it is generally accepted that the shortage of physicians in the U.S. is driven by an aging population of current physicians, an insufficient number of residency slots and increased demand for medical procedures, Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, R-N.C., offered another reason in a Dec. 3 Medical Economics report. 

Physician incentives have long served as a way to improve patient outcomes and manage costs. But, a Dec. 3 article by the Association for Physician Leadership reportedly found several things that systems can do to improve the design of their incentive programs.

Sam Hazen, CEO of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, discussed his and HCA's strategies and approaches to AI and other technologies innovating healthcare in an Oct. 1 episode of 3 Takeaways, a podcast hosted by Lynn Thomas. 

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated leaders to five of the nation's top health positions. 

Former VillageMD CEO Tim Barry has stepped down. 

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Mehmet Oz, MD, as CMS administrator, and six leaders joined Becker's to discuss what this could mean for physicians. 

Forty-one senators have inked a letter to Congress to prevent the 2.83% Medicare physician pay cut that will take effect Jan. 1.