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States ranked by surgeon pay
The national average pay for nonpediatric, nonorthopedic surgeons is $143.17 per hour or $297,800 per year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ occupational employment statistics survey released March 31.
Breakdown of ASCs’ full-time equivalent staff
ASCs have an average of 33 total full-time equivalent staff, according to VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022.
The ideal employment model for physician parents
Physicians who are employed by hospitals could run into trouble balancing scheduling with parenthood, according to Ben Bradenham Jr., MD.
6 supply chain updates for ASC leaders
Exporters braced for supply chain delays after China locked down Shanghai to curb a COVID-19 outbreak.
ASC executive morning digest: 5 stories to follow on March 31
From the American Hospital Association’s comments to the Federal Trade Commission about merger guidelines to the uptick in initial jobless claims in the last week, here are five trends for ASC leaders to follow today.
GI Alliance appoints new chief medical officer
Southlake, Texas-based GI Alliance has named Casey Chapman, MD, as its chief medical officer.
New York appeals court upholds $1.2M verdict against eye surgeon
A New York appeals court upheld a $1.2 million verdict against an eye surgeon after his patient went blind, Medscape reported March 29.
ASC vs. HOPD costs for 5 most common gastroenterology procedures
Here are the national average costs of five common gastrointestinal procedures in ASCs and hospital outpatient departments, according to Medicare’s price lookup tool.
8 ways to avoid ASC survey mistakes
The Joint Commission will conduct its accreditation survey at full capacity after making COVID-19-related updates from the last year. A recent blog post from the commission lays out what ASCs should keep an eye out for during the survey process this ye…
The pandemic’s legacy on spine surgery, according to physician
Just over two years ago, nearly every kind of medical appointment meant a patient had to physically go to the provider’s facility.
