Staff training and consistency can help ASCs improve their infection control efforts over time, according to ASC software developer Simplify ASC.
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Pay for nurse practitioners and physician assistants increased over the last year, according to the 2019 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey from the American Medical Group Association.
Many physician specialties saw a pay increase in the last year, according to Merritt Hawkins' 2019 review of physician and advanced practitioner recruiting incentives.
People living in Alaska spend the most on healthcare, while residents of Hawaii pay the least, according to an analysis from senior healthcare resource The Senior List.
Pay for specialty physicians increased while productivity stagnated over the last year, according to the 2019 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey from the American Medical Group Association.
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There were 50 healthcare data breaches reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights in July, more than any other month on record, according to HIPAA Journal. The HHS started tracking healthcare data breaches in 2009.
ASCs should have a plan in place for continuing operations when a supply chain shortage occurs, according to Cheryl Poplaski, Vizient's senior director of supply chain operations.
Many of the highest paid physician specialties also generate the most revenue for hospitals, according to the 2019 inpatient/outpatient revenue survey from physician search firm Merritt Hawkins.
Burnout has caused some physicians to consider stepping away from their practices, according to Medical Economics' 2019 physician burnout survey.
There are a handful of specialties in the "$3 million club."