Here are three bankruptcies and acquisitions that are altering the physician workforce:

Healthgrades released its top 74 hospitals for vascular surgery in 2024.

Raleigh, N.C.-based ASC management company Compass Surgical Partners has made a splash just two months into the year. 

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong has a net worth of $5.8 billion, according to Forbes' net worth tracker.

In the newest wave of medtech layoffs shaking up the industry, Zimmer Biomet has announced plans to lay off 3% of its workforce as part of a global restructuring plan. 

Rapid City, S.D.-based Same Day Surgery Center and Monument Health issued a warning about a phishing scam that uses the health system's name, according to a Feb. 9 report from ABC affiliate KOTA.

Authorities evacuated dozens of people from a medical office building in Carmichael, Calif., on Feb. 8 due to an apparent equipment fire, according to a Feb. 8 report from the The Sacramento Bee.

Malvern, Pa.-based Azura Vascular Care, which operates 70 outpatient clinics and ASCs across 25 states, was impacted by a cybersecurity incident.

Malpractice awards are getting higher and higher for physicians and hospitals nationwide, Medscape reported Feb. 2.

Forbes' annual "Decabillionare Dynasties" list recognizes families with a net worth of $10 billion or more, and the Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker clan is among just 45 families in the U.S. that made the cut in 2024.

State laws surrounding noncompetes continue to evolve as federal regulation remains stagnant.  

Although the national average hourly pay for physician assistants is $60.23, that number can range from $69.90 to less than half that depending on the state one practices in, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey.

Here are seven physicians who have been involved or are allegedly involved in five healthcare fraud cases reported by Becker's since Jan. 30:

Here are five numbers ASC leaders should keep their eyes on:

A 2021 interpretation of Stark law prohibits medication delivery from independent physician practices, which is in turn affecting patient care, according to a Jan. 30 report in JCO Oncology Practice written by three oncologists.

The median salary for nurses nationwide is $81,220, nearly $35,000 more than the median wage across all occupations in the U.S., according to a ranking from Vivian Health.

Physicians are some of the highest-paid workers in the U.S., but as inflation continues to rise and the cost of living climbs, how far does that go?

Two Texas physicians were convicted of unlawfully prescribing opioids and other controlled substances to undercover agents posing as patients.

From staff shortages to case volumes, Peter Bravos, MD, chief medical officer of Yuba City, Calif.-based Sutter Health's Surgery Center Division, joined Becker's to discuss the workforce trends concerning ASCs at the moment. 

One of the most important trends in healthcare in recent years is that ambulatory surgery centers have become the setting of choice for a wide range of outpatient procedures, due to the lower costs and positive patient experiences at these facilities.