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Jan. 24-30 is certified registered nurse anesthetist week, recognizing the nation's 57,000 nurse anesthetists.

Physician compensation and productivity increased from July to October 2020 as patient volumes rose after the initial wave of COVID-19 restrictions lifted, according to a KaufmanHall report.

At 51 percent, critical care specialists were the most burnt out last year, and among the less burnt out specialties were orthopedics and ENT, according to Medscape's "Physician Burnout and Suicide Report 2021."

CMS lists the average amount patients pay for common procedures performed in both ASCs and hospital outpatient departments.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare partnered with A Plus International to produce surgical and procedure masks in the U.S., the company announced Jan. 21.

After an unpredictable 2020, physicians and administrators are thinking about business practices in 2021. Two ENTs shared their thoughts on the factors that will affect their business the most with Becker's ASC Review.

Average annual pay grew the most for physicians in multispecialty group practices last year, according to Doximity's 2020 Physician Compensation Report.

Moneyrates.com released its best and worst states for healthcare list, analyzing all 50 states and the District of Columbia on eight factors.

Intersect ENT received CMS approval of a revised coding application for its Propel sinus implant, according to a Jan. 19 news release.

The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the importance of efficiency in the surgery center setting. Jill Trotta, BSN, RN, director of nursing at Hudson Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center in Middletown, N.Y., shared some best practices her center has implemented.