Category: ASC News

What to know about USPI in 5 numbers

Here are five numbers that offer a snapshot of United Surgical Partners International, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare:  

The major decisions that changed 24 ASCs for the better this year

From transitioning to a four-day workweek to implementing new payer contracts, 24 healthcare leaders shared with Becker’s the best decisions their ASCs made in the last year. 

Kentucky physician convicted of illegal prescribing 

Pikeville, Ky.-based physician Crystal Compton, DO, 43, was convicted on 44 counts of unlawfully distributing controlled substances and conspiracy to illicitly prescribe controlled substances.

Purported medical assistant convicted in opioid scheme 

David Litwin, a purported medical assistant at Las Vegas-based pain center New Amsterdam Medical Group, has been convicted for a pill scheme. 

The 14 medical careers with the highest student loan debt

Oral surgeons have the highest average amount of student loan debt, according to a 2023 report from personal banking and finance company SoFi.

Diversity on rise in US workforce

In 2021, the U.S. workforce added around 323,094 jobs across 88 S&P 100 companies, with 94 percent of those jobs going to people of color, according to a Sept. 25 report from Bloomberg.

3 healthcare companies undergoing major layoffs

Here are three healthcare companies laying off employees that Becker’s has reported on since Aug. 23: 

10 lowest-paying states for physician assistants

Physician assistants are compensated the least In Arkansas, where they earn an average of $92,689 — $29,263 less than the national average — according to career website ZipRecruiter.

What to know about SCA Health in 5 numbers

Here are five numbers that offer a snapshot of ASC giant SCA Health: 

10 highest-paying states for physician assistants

Physician assistants earn $140,983 per year in New York — 16 percent more than the national average — according to career website ZipRecruiter.