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Top 10 big cities for mid-career orthopedic surgeons

Among the 20 biggest U.S. cities, there are only three where mid-career orthopedic surgeons earn a higher salary than the national average.

ASC leaders not part of ‘Great Resignation’ for now: Survey

Nearly one fifth of ASC leaders plan to retire by 2025, and 59 percent plan to leave as soon as 2030, according to a survey conducted by OR Manager.

Physician gets 12 years in prison, to pay $376K after conspiracy conviction

An Arlington, Texas-based physician was sentenced to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for his role in a scheme to illegally distribute controlled substances.

5 outpatient spine updates for ASC leadersĀ 

From new procedures to cyberattacks, here are five outpatient spine updates for ASC leaders to know:

Rent up 17%, outpacing ASC staff salary growth

Rent continues to soar, and in some areas the average monthly rent accounts for more than 30 percent of household income, according to realtor.com.

Staffing to be a key challenge in 2022, Dr. Deepak Reddy says

Deepak Reddy, MD, said he thinks staffing will be a challenge for his practice, South Bend (Ind.) Orthopaedics, in 2022.

5 orthopedic updates for ASC leaders

From reimbursement rates a devicemaker lawsuit, here are five orthopedic updates for ASC leaders to know:

Volume of ASC services falls 16%

The volume of ASC services per fee-for-service beneficiary fell 15.8 percent between 2019 and 2020, according to the March Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report.

5 states with the lowest projected physician competition by 2028

Nevada has the lowest projected physician competition by 2028, according to WalletHub’s “2022 Best & Worst States for Doctors” ranking, released March 21.

Independence the only solution to ‘moral hazard and autonomy,’ physician says

As physicians flock to payer and hospital employment models, Eric Mehlberg, MD, thinks independence is the solution.