Three European healthcare leaders discuss joining forces for Project Asclepius to define ways of working to influence the industry amid a lack of standardization across markets.
McLeod Health, based in Florence, South Carolina, is eyeing plans to construct a $45 million replacement facility for its Cheraw-based hospital, the health system said this week. The facility will be constructed on the current McLeod Health Cheraw property and replace the current building, which was built in 1980.
Total physician compensation saw a modest 3% growth in 2023, increasing from an average of $352,000 to $363,000, yet despite the increase, dissatisfaction over pay persists, according to the latest findings of the 2024 Medscape Physician Compensation Report.
Acute care hospitals are getting a 2.6% payment increase in a proposed rule released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services last week. The proposal reflects a projected 2025 hospital market basket percentage increase of 3%, reduced by a 0.4 percentage point productivity adjustment.