Leadership

Employed physicians' attitudes about their autonomy have remained consistent over the last decade, according to Medscape's "Employed Physicians Report 2023."

Becker's asked 37 C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the country to discuss their outpatient strategy.

Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International now has ownership in 455 ASCs and 24 surgical hospitals in 35 states, establishing itself as a leader in the ASC market.

As more physicians moved to employed models, many leaders feel noncompetes are no longer compatible with the physician workforce. 

Here are eight leaders who have taken on or stepped down from CEO roles reported by Becker's since Aug. 11:

For more than 30 years, U.S. News & World Report has ranked the top hospitals in America for different specialties by state and nationwide. 

 Family medicine, the most in-demand physician specialty, has one of the lowest average annual salaries, according to AMN Healthcare's "2023 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives" report released July 24. 

Here are five factors making ASC leaders nervous about the future:

Travis Messina has been named CEO and appointed to the board of Franklin, Tenn.-based Regent Surgical Health, effective Aug. 14.

ASC administrators see exciting times ahead for their centers and the industry as a whole, despite reimbursement challenges and continued staffing issues.