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Former employees with Optum and its provider subsidiaries began posting on social media beginning July 18 regarding another round of layoffs they say occurred across sectors of the company.

Consolidation is on the rise in healthcare, leading to questions about what the future of physician-owned practices might look like. 

Oswego (New York) Health has performed its first robotically assisted surgery,  Oswego County News Now reported July 10. 

CMS on July 10 shared a proposed Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System rule that would update payments by 2.6%.

Advantien launched an ASC Profitability Roadmap to provide ASC leaders, surgeons and stakeholders with insights on finances and operational data, according to a July 9 news release. 

The Supreme Court overturned the 40-year-old legal precedent known as Chevron deference, which said disputes over regulation of an ambiguous law, judges should defer to federal agency interpretations within reason.

Staffing has remained a persistent thorn in the side of physician practices, hospitals and ASCs alike. However, some ASCs have developed their own strategy, such as in-depth interview processes, ownership opportunities and competitive benefits, to overcome the ongoing shortage of…

Orthopedics was named the top earner in Medscape's 2024 "Physician Compensation Report," with an average annual salary of $558,000. 

Staffing is a key factor at any practice and the ability to recruit and retain staff has the potential to make or break ASCs.

Orthopedic surgeons in the U.S. can earn up to $183,600 more than the national average salary by practicing in the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wis., metropolitan area, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey.