Category: ASC News

Fountain Point Surgery Center partners with MDsave

Norfolk, Neb.-based Fountain Point Surgery Center has partnered with healthcare services platform MDsave to provide patients and employers with access to outpatient options for surgery with no surprise bills.

Healthcare's 10 most stressful jobs

The role of anesthesiology assistant is the most stressful job in healthcare, according to the most recent data from the Labor Department’s Occupational Information Network. 

5 of Amazon's most disruptive moves in 2023

Amazon’s foray into healthcare has kept physicians, health systems and executives alike wary throughout this past year.

What the AMA learned about burnout in 2023

Healthcare has continued to face residual COVID-19 challenges, with one of the most severe being provider and staff burnout. 

Former pain clinic CEO gets prison for fraud

A former Pennsylvania healthcare executive was sentenced to 30 months in prison for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and defrauding Medicare. 

Physician pleads guilty to obstructing IRS, must pay $5M 

A Fairfax, Va.-based OB-GYN pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a total of $5.3 million for obstructing the IRS by underreporting income and filing false tax returns. 

What happened to physician staffing firms?

Physician staffing firms American Physician Partners and Envision both had a tough 2023.

Why some physicians are putting off retirement

Forty-six percent of physicians said they expect retiring from medicine to feel like losing a part of their identity, according to a survey by Medscape. 

​5 Aetna updates from 2023 to know

CVS Health-backed insurer Aetna, the second-largest insurer in the U.S. by membership, has had an eventful year. 

The trends changing the ASC landscape in 2023

Here are three trends impacting the ASC landscape that Becker’s covered throughout 2023: