Category: ASC News

3 California nurse practitioners suing for the title of 'Dr.'

Three California nurse practitioners are suing the state for the right to identify using the term “doctor,” claiming they have earned the right after receiving their doctorates of nursing practice, according to a Sept. 15 report from the American Medic…

5 things to know about Amazon's healthcare disruptions

Here are five of Amazon’s most recent healthcare moves Becker’s has reported on since Aug. 4: 

The 10 best residency programs for research output

Online networking service Doximity has named the top residency programs for research output in 2023, with Boston-based Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary taking the top slot. 

The 25 best places for physicians to retire in 2023

Forbes has identified its list of the top 25 places to retire in 2023 after screening more than 800 locales in the U.S. 

Are residents looking to private practice? 4 stats

Twenty-three percent of residents expect to become a practice owner or partner, according to Medscape’s 2023 “Resident and Salary Debt Report.”

How much do residents earn?

Resident salary has jumped 21.7 percent since 2015, according to Medscape’s 2023 “Resident and Salary Debt Report.”

House introduces ASC price transparency legislation

On Sept. 8, members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the Ways and Means Committee, and the Committee on Education and the Workforce introduced a healthcare package titled the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which requires ASCs to me…

ASC operator to pay $8.9M to settle false claims allegations 

Oliver Street Dermatology, a Texas management company that operates dermatology practices, ASCs and pathology laboratories, has agreed to pay $8.9 million to settle self-reported allegations that it violated Stark law. 

HOPDs still outpace ASCs for many common outpatient procedures

Even as the popularity of ASC procedures rise and the costs remain lower than hospital outpatient departments in most cases, hospital outpatient departments are still outpacing ASCs in the number of procedures performed, according to Blue Cross Blue Sh…

Ohio physician sentenced, ordered to pay $260K+ for kickback scheme 

Former Youngstown, Ohio-based OB-GYN Samir Wahib, MD, was sentenced for his role in a kickback scheme, WKBN reported Sept. 14.