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9.1% inflation intensifies ASC, physician economic woes
U.S. inflation is currently at 9.1 percent, a 21-year high, and impending Medicare reimbursement cuts along with increasing overhead costs and staff wages are decreasing the already fine margins under which many ASCs and physician-owned practices opera…
Highest-paying physician specialties in the US | 2022
Cardiology is the highest-paying U.S. physician specialty, according to a Aug. 8 report from Forbes.
Multi-role ophthalmologists: 5 to know
An ophthalmologist who is also a published author and four other ophthalmologists who hold multiple positions to know:
CRNA pay in the last 5 years
Average certified registered nurse anesthetists pay dropped nearly 14 percent in the last year, according to Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare’s 2022 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.”
3 anesthesiologists making headlines
Here are three anesthesiologists who’ve made headlines since July 11:
Regent, Ascension opening Texas joint venture orthopedic ASC
Chicago-based Regent Surgical Health is partnering with Ascension Texas for a robotic-equipped joint venture orthopedic ASC in Austin.
4 regulations to be aware of when opening an ASC
The number of physicians investing in ASCs is increasing rapidly, but there are several state and federal regulations that buyers and investors should be aware of before taking the leap.
Bausch Health to appeal GI drug patent decision
Bausch Health Cos. and its GI business, Salix Pharmaceuticals, will appeal a U.S. District Court of Delaware decision that found some of its drug patents infringed and invalid.
St. Cloud Surgical Center celebrates 50 years
The St. Cloud (Minn.) Surgical Center celebrated its 50th anniversary Aug. 10, KNSI Radio reported Aug. 11.
Former Washington physician pleads guilty to hiring hit man to injure partner, kidnap wife
Ronald Ilg, a former neonatal physician in Spokane, Wash., on Aug. 10 pleaded guilty to hiring a hit man on the dark web to assault one woman and kidnap and extort another, KXLY.com reported.
