Category: ASC News

Harry Severance, MD, adjunct assistant professor at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University School of Medicine, joined Becker’s to discuss what young physicians need to know. 

A federal court jury has acquitted Paintsville, Ky.-based physician Loey Kousa, MD, on nine charges he faced accusing him of healthcare fraud and illegal prescription, the Lexington Herald Leader reported July 20. 

Indiana State Sen. Tyler Johnson, MD, has settled a wrongful death lawsuit involving the death of a patient in 2018, according to a July 19 report from The Herald Republican.

San Jose, Calif.-based Sutter Ambulatory Care Center and Surgery Center has debuted new virtual reality headsets intended to help kids relax before surgical procedures, according to a July 20 report from ABC 7.

The University of Rochester Medicine Orthopedics Surgery Center, based in Henrietta, N.Y., opened its Clean Cube operating room, officially making it the first prefabricated operating room in the world with fully automated disinfection technology, acco…

While most physicians earn a six-figure salary, those wages go further in some cities than others, according to a June 14 report from CNBC.

Las Vegas-based physician and practice owner Kofi Sarfo, MD, and his wife and office manager, Rose Sarfo, have been charged in a $1.3 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. 

Here are four hospitals and health systems laying off employees that Becker’s has reported on since June 27: 

Memphis, Tenn., is the worst city to find a job, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

San Francisco is the best city to find a job, according to personal finance site WalletHub.