The U.S. clinician workforce grew faster than the administrative staff who support it from 2012 to 2025, according to an Ataraxis analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Physicians and NPs combined grew 52.7% over that period. Support staff grew…
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A federal judge in Tennessee has allowed a class action over a 2025 data breach to proceed against Nashville-based Covenant Surgical Partners and two Maryland gastroenterology groups. Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District…
About 7 in 10 physicians report receiving a continuing medical education allowance, but only 6.7% of physician job listings publish its dollar value, according to a Sept. 24 analysis from clinician salary and job listing platform Marit. The analysis covers…
For ASC owners, many of whom run their practices as small businesses, a new ranking of the best U.S. states for business owners offers a useful benchmark for where the economic, regulatory and workforce environment is most favorable. Washington took…
Becker’s has tracked 62 hospital and health system job cut announcements so far in 2026, as of Sept. 24. Many target nonclinical and administrative roles, with systems citing lower reimbursement, rising labor and supply costs and the need to realign…
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James Weber, MD, will retire as CEO of The Specialty Alliance on Dec. 31, 2026, ending a healthcare leadership career of about 40 years. He will stay on as chair emeritus and strategic adviser, City Biz reported Sept. 24. The…
Median total clinical compensation rose 4.3% in 2025, according to AMGA’s 2026 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey. Surgical specialties had the slowest growth of any group, according to a Sept. 17 summary of the data from compensation platform Marit.…
U.S. physicians earned an average of $386,000 in 2025, according to Medscape’s April 10 “Physician Compensation Report. Pay for physicians in the U.K. averaged 114,397 pounds, or about $151,000, according to Medscape’s “UK Doctors Pay Report 2026.” At that rate,…
Sixty-three percent of OB-GYNs and 63% of general surgeons have been named in a malpractice lawsuit, according to a new report from Medscape. Across all specialties, 33% of physicians said they had been a sole defendant, a co-defendant or both…
Neurosurgery is the highest-paying physician specialty, with a median of $954,500, but it ranks last of 36 specialties for lifestyle balance, according to a Sept. 22 analysis from physician salary platform Marit Health. Neurosurgeons average 56.6 hours a week, more…