Leadership

Thomas Frist Jr., MD, has a net worth of $24.9 billion as of Jan. 31, according to Forbes' net worth tracker. 

The average cost of employing a provider full time in the fourth quarter of 2023 was $616,273, representing a rising cost of labor, according to data from Kaufman Hall.

Physicians were holding out hope that Congress would choose to halt the 3.37% Medicare pay cut for 2024, but legislators declined to halt CMS' cut in the bill passed Jan. 18 to avert a government shutdown. 

Physician salaries are on the rise, with plastic and orthopedic surgeons consistently placing as the top earners, according to Medscape compensation reports. 

Here are five ASCs that posted job listings seeking administrators in the last month. 

Here are six stats to know about Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and its workforce:

Four ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss the workforce trends that are affecting surgery centers most at the moment. 

ASCs are in growth mode as new procedures move outpatient, and they need more physicians to maximize case volume and revenue. But there is a limited pool of independent physicians able to join existing or new surgery centers, which could…

Workforce issues, particularly the looming physician shortage, are concerning many ASC leaders. 

Here are three things to know about the CEO of SCA Health, Jason Strauss: