The projected U.S. physician shortage by 2036 is between 13,500 and 86,000, according to a paper published May 7 in the Permanente Journal. The paper surveyed 971 clinically inactive physicians drawn from American Medical Association Physician Professional Data between May…
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New Mexico leads the nation in medical malpractice reports, with 130.98 per 1,000 practitioners, which is 2.4 times the national average of 54.91, according to data from Kitchel Law analyzing HHS records from 2021 to 2025. Data comes from medical…
Here are five recent firsts in the realm of minimally invasive and robotically-assisted surgery, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Maple Grove. Minn.-based Francis Medical announced that Aaron Milbank, MD, performed the first commercial procedure in the Midwest using its Vanquish…
Saum Sutaria, MD, CEO of Nashville, Tenn.-based Tenet Healthcare, took home $43.1 million in total compensation in 2025, his highest payday in five years and nearly double his 2024 package of $24.7 million. The jump was driven largely by a…
Plano, Texas-based Legent Health has named Brad Stoltz as chief operating officer. According to a May 4 press release, Mr. Stoltz will oversee operations for all surgical hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers aligned with Legent Health, along with several corporate…
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Benjamin Stein, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and co-founder and chairman of Bethesda, Md.-based Capital Surgical Solutions, told Becker’s that technology can move the needle at ASCs, but cautioned that much of what’s being marketed to ASCs today doesn’t clear that…
VisionMed has appointed Tony Burns as strategic advisor for ambulatory and office-based surgery. According to a May 1 news release, Mr. Burns brings more than three decades of experience in ambulatory surgery centers and office-based procedural environments. He is the…
President Donald Trump has replaced his surgeon general nominee, Casey Means, MD, with Fox News contributor, author and radiologist, Nicole Saphier, MD, Medpage Today reported April 30. In an April 30 social media post, President Trump said that Dr. Saphier…
Radiologists and oncologists are feeling good about where their fields are headed, while surveyed primary care physicians or OB-GYN, are less optimistic, according to Medscape’s “Most Popular Specialties for Doctors” report published April 21. Medscape surveyed 5,916 physicians across more…
From assumptions about surgical volume to the role of anesthesiologists, ASC leaders discuss ideas they’ve unlearned in recent years. Note: These responses were lightly edited for clarity. Question: What’s one assumption about your patients, your practice, or your field that…