Category: ASC News

Anesthesiologists are the slowest-growing physician specialty, according to projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

In 2022, 39 percent of physicians spent one to nine hours on prior authorizations weekly, according to Medical Economics’ “94th Physician Report” released Aug. 4.

The most in-demand vacation destination in the U.S. for summer 2023 is Jacksonville Beach, Fla., according to an Aug. 7 report from CNBC based on data from HomeToGo. 

The average physician in solo practice in 2022 made $251,000, according to Medical Economics’ 94th Physician Report released August 4.

While a handful of ASCs have closed down in 2023, a number of previously shuttered facilities have also reopened. Here are six ASCs closing or reopening this year: 

In January, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule that would keep employees free from noncompete agreements nationwide. The rule would have an impact on physicians, around 37 percent of whom are bound by noncompete contracts. 

Arkansas Children’s Northwest received a $25 million donation for its Springdale campus, the largest donation in its history, according to an Aug. 6 report from ABC affiliate KHBS.

Signature Health’s Brockton (Mass.) Hospital will reopen for outpatient services and colonoscopies in September, after experiencing an electrical fire and closure on Feb. 7, according to an Aug. 6 report from The Enterprise.

The role of nurse practitioner was named the fastest-growing occupation by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and seven other healthcare jobs also made the list. 

Arnold, Md.-based physician Ron Elfenbein, MD, has been convicted for submitting more than $15 million in fraudulent claims for patients who received COVID-19 tests at his medical centers.