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Physician specialties with the largest gender pay gap
Oral surgery is the specialty with the largest pay gap between men and women, according to Doximity’s 2023 “Physician Compensation Report.”
ASCs losing nurses to travel jobs, part-time work
Nursing shortages have impacted nearly every healthcare specialty since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as burnout has remained high among all medical professionals.
New York City medical center begins construction on ASC
New York City-based Jamaica Hospital Medical Center has begun construction on an ASC that will be located on the second floor of its main hospital in Queens, according to a March 30 report from the Queens Chronicle.
United Digestive, GI Alliance and more: 10 updates in Q1
Here are 10 moves from major gastroenterology groups that Becker’s has reported in the first quarter of 2023:
ASC founder Dr. Joseph Cutchin Jr. dies at 87
Joseph Cutchin Jr., MD, founder of the first Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care-accredited ASC in Maryland, has died at 87, according to a March 30 obituary in The Dispatch.
Kelsey-Seybold Texas ASC named one of the largest medical centers opening in 2023
Two Pearland, Texas-based Kelsey-Seybold Clinic medical office facilities set to open in 2023 — including its new Webster, Texas-based ASC — have been named among the largest medical centers of the year, according to a March 29 report from 42floors.com…
AmSurg ASCs have new deal with Aetna
AmSurg’s more than 250 surgery centers are now in-network with Aetna after Envision Healthcare signed a multiyear deal with the insurer.
Illinois physician to pay $25M+ for 4K false claims violations
Matteson, Ill.-based physician Ajibola Ayeni, MD, has been ordered to pay more than $25 million for more than 4,000 violations of the False Claims Act, the Justice Department said March 28.
Florida business owner to pay $48M for selling fraudulent physicians' orders
Nagaindra Srivastav, owner of a Tampa, Fla.-based solutions company, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for selling fraudulent physicians’ orders in a $48 million scheme, the Justice Department said March 30.
Capitol Pain Institute acquires 3 Colorado practices, ASC
Capitol Pain Institute has acquired three practices and one ASC in Colorado.
