Category: ASC News

Frankfort, Ky.-based physician assistant Shelebra Bartley, who operated out of Bartley Medical Weight Loss, has been barred from prescribing or administering controlled substances from her practice, Mountain Top Media reported July 24. 

Delaware is the best state to work from home, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

Job search engine Adzuna has examined average advertised salaries and vacancies in the U.S. for open and available jobs to fill across several different industries, including healthcare. 

Companies with remote or hybrid work policies are hiring workers at twice the rate of employers that are fully in the office, according to a July 18 report from Forbes.

The number of private practice physicians in the U.S. is declining, but why? And what does this mean for the future of private practice as a whole? 

The majority of physicians (57 percent) find that their careers make it hard to maintain friendships at least sometimes, according to a July 20 report from Medscape based on a survey of over 1,500 physicians across 29 specialties. 

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.