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10 lowest paying states for physician assistants
The average annual salary for physician assistants in the U.S. is $119,460, but PAs in Arkansas are paid the lowest on average, according to a March 31 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
10 highest paying states for physician assistants
The average annual salary for physician assistants in the U.S. is $119,460, and PAs in Rhode Island earn the highest pay on average, according to a March 31 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Court won’t toss patent lawsuit against Texas ASC over hybrid OR
A federal court denied Woodway-based Heart of Texas Surgery Center and Catheterization Lab’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit contending its hybrid operating room infringed on patents by PM Holdings.
Revista 2022 report names top outpatient developer
Real estate firm Hammes completed more outpatient projects in 2021 than any other developer in the U.S., according to the “Revista 2022 Outpatient Healthcare Real Estate Development Report.”
5 GI center openings from Q1
Below are five gastroenterology centers that have opened in the first quarter:
Hackensack University Medical Center launches genetic screening program for pancreatic cancer
Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center has created a surveillance program to screen those at high risk for developing familial or hereditary pancreatic cancer.
100 Ensemble thumb joint replacements performed in 1st year on market
Orthopedic surgeon Desirae McKee, MD, of Lubbock, Texas-based NorthStar Surgical Center, performed the 100th thumb joint replacement with an implant made by medical device company Ensemble Orthopedics.
Gastro Health adds 2 practices in Maryland, Washington
Miami-based Gastro Health has added two new practices in Maryland and Washington, the company said April 6.
Physicians in Texas: 6 stats
Texas ranked 14th on Becker’s debut ranking of best places for physicians to start a private practice — created by compiling data from the 2020 Census, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, state regulations on new practices and the Kaiser Family Foundation…
Optum plans to scoop up Kelsey-Seybold and its 2 ASCs
Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group, is in the process of acquiring Houston-based Kelsey-Seybold Clinic and its two ASCs, Axios reported April 4.If the deal closes, Optum would increase its value-based care investments, the report said. Kelsey-Seybold pa…
