Resident salary has jumped 21.7 percent since 2015, according to Medscape’s 2023 “Resident and Salary Debt Report.”
Category: ASC News
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.
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.
Noncompetes in the South: 6 things to know
The U.S. has no national policy in regard to noncompete agreements, which prohibit clinicians from joining a competing practice or setting up their own within a particular distance from their previous employer for a certain period of time. This has led…
Noncompetes in the South: 6 things to know
The U.S. has no national policy in regard to noncompete agreements, which prohibit clinicians from joining a competing practice or setting up their own within a particular distance from their previous employer for a certain period of time. This has led…
Average salaries of the 10 fastest-growing physician specialties
The number of employed psychiatrists is projected to increase by 6.7 percent by 2032, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.
The 8 most important factors for physicians seeking their 1st residency
Young residents going into medicine in 2023 see a healthy work-life balance as the most important factor in choosing their first residency opportunity, according to Medscape’s 2023 “Resident Salary & Debt Report,” published Sept. 13.
