More than 50 million Americans left the workforce from 2021 to 2022 — including 145,213 healthcare providers, according to a report by Definitive Healthcare. 

Newsweek, in partnership with research firm Statista, has named the top 550 ASCs in the nation for 2024. 

In 2020, Florida lawmakers approved a bill requiring ASCs to survey staff members about workplace culture and report the information to the state. Three years later, the surveys are set to begin, according to an Oct. 17 report from Florida Politics.

As healthcare legislation continues to play a major role in determining the future of physicians and ASCs, from ASC price transparency legislation to prior authorization changes, 19 physicians have stepped up to represent their fellow professional colleagues in the U.S. Senate and House. 

Nearly half of residents (44%) have considered changing career paths at least once since starting their residencies, according to Medscape's 2023 "Resident Lifestyle & Happiness Report," published Oct. 17. 

Raphael Malikian, MD, a former physician based in Llano and Palmdale, Calif., pleaded guilty to federal narcotics charges for illegally dispensing and prescribing controlled substances.

Registered nurses in Arkansas earn an average of $67,838 per year, 16 percent less than the national average and the lowest figure nationwide, according to career website ZipRecruiter.

For the last five years, medical residents have consistently named work-life balance, time pressure and a fear of failure as their biggest challenges, and 2023 is no different, according to Medscape's 2023 "Residents Lifestyle & Happiness Report," published Oct. 17. 

Registered nurses earn $103,701 per year in Washington — 29 percent more than the national average — according to career website ZipRecruiter.

Nashville-based HCA Healthcare, a healthcare provider with 182 hospitals and 2,300 ambulatory sites, has partnered with Grail, a cancer test maker , to add Grail's Galleri early detection test at select HCA physician practices. 

The city of Knoxville, Tenn., has opened its Public Safety Complex, and its campus includes the 25,000-square-foot St. Mary's ASC, according to an Oct. 17 report from ABC affiliate WATE.

SUNRISE, FL – Oct 17th, 2023 – SURE Retractors Inc. a medical device company that has developed a range of industry-disruptive, sterile retractors for orthopaedic, trauma and spinal surgery, has announced the first use of their latest product line addition, a new sterile anterior and posterior cervical retractor with Dr. Richard Guyer of Texas Back Institute and Dr. D Fossett of Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Kenai, Alaska-based physician Ray Lynn Carlson, MD, and his clinics' managers have been indicted on 23 charges in a Medicare fraud case, Alaska Public Media reported Oct. 16. 

On Sept. 1, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill prohibiting employers from entering into noncompetes with California employees, regardless of the state the employee is working in. 

The Tennessee Department of Health revoked the license of Delenya Allen, MD, alleging improper treatment of patients, CBS affiliate WREG reported Oct. 13. 

Internal medicine physician Charles Adams, MD, and his Ringold, Ga.-based medical practice have been ordered to pay more than $27.5 million for submitting false claims to Medicare for chelation therapy reimbursements. 

Ambulatory network United Medical, a multispecialty network with 225 healthcare providers, has expanded its 20-year relationship with electronic health record provider Oracle Health. 

Washington is the best state for jobs while West Virginia is the worst, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill raising the minimum wage for healthcare workers in the state to $25 an hour, according to an Oct. 14 report from The Hill.

Florida has been named the most entrepreneurial state in the U.S. by the Digital Project Manager, which analyzed eight indicators including the percentage of the population starting new businesses, the percentage of startups still active after one year, the number of small businesses per 100,000 people and the growth rate of business applications.