Leadership

UnitedHealth Group's Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, has made massive leadership moves in the last year. 

Beth Russell, MSN, RN, executive director of Knoxville (Tenn.) Orthopaedic Surgery Center, connected with Becker's to discuss what autonomy means to her as an ASC administrator. 

As physicians increasingly migrate to employed models, some practices are focusing on prioritizing physician leadership. 

As ASCs compete with hospitals for talent and resources, offering physicians ownership is one way to come out on top. 

Certified registered nurse anesthetists earn substantially more than their advanced practice registered nurse peers, according to Medscape's 2022 report on APRN compensation. 

Only 44 percent of physicians owned their practice in 2022 compared with 76 percent in the early 1980s, an American Medical Association report found.

Plastic surgeon Boris Bergus, MD, has surrendered his license following several alleged violations, including prescribing medications with a suspended license and storing expired medications, Providence Business News reported July 18. 

Matt Mazurek, MD, assistant clinical professor of anesthesiology at St. Raphael's Campus of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital, joined Becker's to discuss what all young physicians need to know. 

Two ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss what ASCs need to succeed in the next five years. 

From negotiating their first contract to considering alternative career paths, six physician leaders joined Becker's to discuss what advice they would give to new physicians: