After physicians earn their medical degrees, most go on to complete several years of residency before diving into a specialty fellowship or beginning their practice.
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The U.S. could face a shortage of 37,800 to 124,000 physicians by 2034, according to data released by the Association of American Medical Colleges in June
The two top physicians by caseload at a given ASC perform a median of 29 percent of the facility's cases, according to VMG Health's "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study" for 2022. There are notable differences between regions, however.
Physicians may not use paintbrushes or pastels, but the techniques they use when treating patients show they are nothing short of artists. When their autonomy is taken away, what do physicians become?
As improvements are made in healthcare and its systems, surgeries and recovery periods grow shorter, but that's not the only way practices can increase their efficiency.
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With increasing numbers of orthopedic procedures moving to ASCs, the relationship between health systems and orthopedic practices is evolving. Collaboration is becoming more important to ensure patients have access to the full spectrum of care, from outpatient settings for certain…
If you're going to entrust your ASC billing to another company, you're going to want that company to be experts in revenue cycle management. That may seem obvious, but what can be a difference-maker between whether the company takes your…
With the term "value-based healthcare" buzzing around medical leaders' heads more and more, it seems emphasis is increasingly being placed on prevention instead of intervention.
The physician workforce is changing day by day. Here are 10 things to know about the current landscape:
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners landed 17 ASCs on Newsweek and global research firm Statista's list of America's best ASCs.