ASCs and hospitals nationwide are feeling the effects of severe nurse shortages, exacerbated by a recent COVID-19 spike.
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A new study published in HealthAffairs found that the gender pay gap for physicians is highest for surgical specialists..
The average general surgeon salary increased 6 percent between 2019 and 2020, according to the "2021 Physician and Advanced Practice Salary Report" by LocumTenens.com.
Scranton, Pa., pain management physician Kurt Moran, MD, agreed to forfeit $134,000 as part of a plea agreement for allegedly distributing opioids illegally, the Justice Department said Dec. 6.
The COVID-19 pandemic had a number of wide-ranging effects on the healthcare industry. Medicare physician fee spending in ASCs saw a 90 percent drop in actual versus expected spending in April 2020, by far the largest decrease for any place…
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The COVID-19 pandemic had a number of wide-ranging effects on the healthcare industry. Medicare physician fee spending in ASCs saw a 90 percent drop in actual versus expected spending in April 2020, by far the largest decrease for any place…
Physician ownership jumped up one percent from 2019 to 2020, according to the "2021 Physician and Advanced Practice Salary Report" by LocumTenens.com.
The average physician makes $362,040 a year, according to the "2021 Physician and Advanced Practice Salary Report" by LocumTenens.com.
Fifty-one percent of physicians in the U.S. surveyed by Medscape for its 2021 Malpractice Report said they have been named in a malpractice lawsuit.
The Leapfrog Group released its first ever award for excellence in patient care to ASCs Nov. 30.