Category: ASC News

Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz took the stage Oct. 1 for the only vice presidential debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. 

About 36% of physician assistants report feeling burnt out in 2024, down 1% from the year prior, according to Medscape’s “Finding Renewed Resilience: Physician Assistant Burnout & Depression Report 2024,” published Oct. 4. 

The annual cost of retirement can vary by as much as $67,981 annually, depending on what state you live in, according to an Oct. 2 report from CNBC, based on a recent GOBankingRates analysis of all 50 U.S. states.

More women are entering higher-paying physician specialties, particularly in surgery, according to a study published in JAMA. 

On Oct. 1, UnitedHealthcare’s national prior authorization gold-card program went into effect. The payer announced the program in August and rolled out its list of eligible procedures on Sept. 1, which included several ASC-related codes. 

The five best small cities for education and health are in Massachusetts, according to a new ranking from Wallethub.

Nearly 50% of registered nurses take on extra work to supplement their yearly income, according to Medscape’s 2024 “Gains Made, but a Ways to Go: “Medscape RN/LPN Compensation Report,” published Oct. 2. 

Registered nurses earn an average annual total compensation of $95,000 in 2024, up nearly 7% from the year prior, according to Medscape’s 2024 study, “Gains Made, but a Ways to Go: Medscape RN/LPN Compensation Report,” published Oct. 2. 

As hospitals continue to shutter services, ASCs could see an influx in patients who have lost access to services through providers at hospitals or HOPDs. 

Brookline, Mass.-based First Psychiatric Planners, operating as Bournewood Health Systems and Bournewood Hospital, has agreed to pay between $5.5 million and $6.5 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by way patient kickbacks.