Between inflation, reimbursement declines and Medicare pay cuts, physician pay is struggling to keep up.
Category: ASC News
New Jersey woman charged for posing as physician
A New Jersey woman has been arrested for allegedly posing as a physician, treating patients and prescribing medications.
Washington health system to pay $240K after 23 security guards snoop through patient records
Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial Hospital has agreed to pay $240,000 to resolve data privacy allegations after 23 security guards allegedly looked through patient medical records without a job-related purpose, according to a July 31 report from Medscape.
Louisiana passes surgical smoke evacuation legislation for ASCs, hospitals
Louisiana has become the 12th state to enact surgical smoke evacuation legislation, which will go into effect in the state Aug. 1, according to a July 26 report from The Advocate.
10 worst states for healthcare
West Virginia is the worst state for healthcare, according to personal finance site WalletHub.
10 best states for healthcare
Minnesota is the best state for healthcare, according to personal finance site WalletHub.
Cell-saver program minimizes blood loss during surgery, allows outpatient procedures
A method called the cell-saver program collects, cleans and returns a patient’s blood lost during a surgery to avoid blood transfusions, according to a July 27 report from FOX/ABC affiliate WFVX.
Physician's license revoked following 2 patient overdoses
Irene Kimura, MD, a physician based in Moses Lake, Wash., has had her medical license revoked following an investigation into two patient overdoses and unprofessional conduct, CBS affiliate KREM reported July 26.
Malpractice reports by state 2023
California had the most adverse action and medical malpractice payment reports in 2022 and the first three months of 2023, according to data from the National Practitioner Data Bank collected from Jan. 1, 2022, to March 31.
10 states with the lowest job resignation rates
Massachusetts is the state with the lowest job resignation rate, according to personal finance site WalletHub.
