The use of artificial intelligence has become increasingly popular over the past few years, especially in healthcare.
Category: ASC News
Wellstar Health under fire for committing $800M to ASC development after closing 2 hospitals
Georgia legislatures are criticizing Atlanta-based Wellstar Health System for committing to invest nearly $800 million in a planned partnership with Augusta (Ga.) University Health System to develop an ASC, a medical office building and a new hospital …
Meet Google's new AI-enabled prior authorization tools
Google Cloud has debuted a new artificial intelligence claims acceleration suite that streamlines prior authorization and claims processing.
Physician assistant pay jumps: 5 stats to know
Average physician assistant pay rose about 4 percent in the last year, according to Medscape’s “Physician Assistant Compensation Report 2023.”
5 largest healthcare data breaches in 2023 so far
Here are the five largest healthcare data breaches that have been tracked by the HIPAA Journal in 2023 so far:
The physician specialties using the most AI
Radiologists have the most FDA-cleared artificial intelligence medical products, according to a regularly updated dashboard from the Data Science Institute of the American College of Radiology.
5 things for physicians to consider before retiring
While many physicians retire after the age of 60, about 12 percent retire before the age of 60, according to a May 26 report from the American Medical Association. Research by the AMA Insurance Agency found that physicians who retire earlier are the mo…
Florida physician charged for involvement in Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol
David Moerschel, MD, a neurophysiologist from Punta Gorda, Fla., has been sentenced to three years in prison on seditious conspiracy charges for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a June 3 report from PBS.&nbs…
The highest, lowest paid surgeons: 20 stats
Although the mean annual wage among all surgeons in the U.S. is $337,980, that can vary based on factors including experience and practice setting, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.
Gunshot wound found on missing physician
A gunshot wound was found on the body of John Forsyth, MD, an emergency room physician at Mercy Hospital Cassville (Mo.), who had been missing since May 21, ABC News reported May 31.
