Approximately 60% of employed physicians were required to sign a noncompete when starting their jobs, limiting the ability to practice at other facilities locally, according to a survey from NORC at the University of Chicago. 

Here are 14 suits where physicians are suing their former employers that Becker's has reported on in 2023:

SCA Health, a subsidiary of Optum, made big moves in the last year.

Las Vegas-based physician William Alvear, MD, was convicted of unlawful distribution of opioid medications. 

With the majority of physicians earning well into $500,000 or more annually, figuring out how to manage and save finances can be scary. 

Golden Valley, Minn.-based Infinite Health Collaborative added Pediatric and Young Adult Medicine to create a new pediatric division.

A fire has damaged a two-story medical office building in Los Angeles near the Echo Park neighborhood, according to a Dec. 1 report from My News LA.

Here are three major healthcare stories from the last week that ASC leaders should know:

Below are 13 cases of healthcare fraud reported by Becker's in November:

Wilmington (N.C.) Health has partnered with the University of North Carolina Wilmington to provide care for student athletes at the university, according to a Dec. 1 report from Wilmington Biz. 

Here are five numbers providing insight on compensation earned by physician assistants, using data from the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey and other data.

ASC operator AmSurg has announced its official board of directors following its split from former parent company Envision and its successful emergence as an independent company. 

United Surgical Partners International has maintained its status as an industry-leading ASC operator in the last year. Here is an overview of what the company has done in 2023:

In February, four lawmakers reintroduced legislation to increase Medicare beneficiaries' access to affordable outpatient surgical care, known as the Outpatient Surgery Quality and Access Act.

As ASCs have to compete with major health systems for physician talent, a new tool from the Association of American Medical college provides a window into which specialties may be easier to hire than others. 

Epic has been crowned the most popular electronic health records system for physicians in 2023, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians and Electronic Health Records Report," published Nov. 29. 

As 2023 comes to an end, ASC leaders and physicians are beginning to set their goals for the coming year. Headed into 2024, the majority of leaders are prioritizing ASC and outpatient growth, as well as addressing proposed cuts from CMS and murky payer waters. 

Around 83% of physicians are concerned about unauthorized parties accessing private patient information through their electronic health record systems, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians and Electronic Health Records Report," published Nov. 29. 

The top reason that physicians said their employer or practice switched electronic health record systems in 2023 was because their current EHR did not allow information sharing with other EHRs, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians and Electronic Health Records Report," published Nov. 29. 

Stephen Marshall, senior vice president of operations at Surgery Partners, has been named vice president and COO for Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health System's ambulatory surgery division.