The average signing bonus for physicians in 2022 and 2023 is $37,473, according to AMN Healthcare’s “2023 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives” report released July 24.
Category: ASC News
Physician supply, demand trends
In 2020, AMN Healthcare saw a 30 percent year-over-year decrease in physician and advanced practitioner search engagements, according to a new AMN report released July 24.
Physician's license revoked after failing probation
California physician Sarwa Aldoori, MD, had her license suspended after failing to comply with her probation requirements which were imposed following a patient death, The Bakersfield Californian reported Aug. 10.
California physician arrested in prescription scheme
Santa Clara, Calif.-based Arash Padidar, MD, has been arrested and charged with illegally prescribing opioids to patients.
Optum undergoes layoffs: What ASCs should know
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum and its subsidiaries have recently laid off employees and cut services at one of its subsidiary’s clinics.
Best state for each highest-paying medical job
Certain states surpass the median yearly salaries among the 20 highest-paying medical jobs in the U.S.
4 Tennessee physicians convicted of drug trafficking
Four Tennessee physicians were convicted of conspiracy to prescribe controlled substances and related fraud and money laundering offenses.
10 ASC 'firsts' in the last 60 days
From procedural debuts to inaugural regional facilities, here are 10 ASC firsts from the last 60 days:
New ASC causes worries for ambulance drivers
Patients in Fulton, Mo., are facing a lack of adequate medical treatment in the wake of the closure of the area’s Callaway County Community Hospital. The ambulance district is experiencing longer transport times and more minor calls since the early 202…
Physician salaries in the top 10 states to live in
Physicians in Massachusetts, the best state to live in according to personal finance site WalletHub, make an average of $223,200 annually.
