Category: ASC News

Blue Cross Blue Shield potentially cutting ties with Ascension ASCs

A contract between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Austin-based Ascension Texas is set to expire Jan. 31, forcing 10 Texas hospitals, 10 ASCs, two medical centers and 32 hospital-based clinics out of network, according to a Jan. 4 report from MySan…

4 recent ASC acquisitions, partnerships

Here are four ASC acquisitions and partnerships that Becker’s has reported on since Dec. 1:

Physician pays $90K to settle false billing allegations

Cypress, Texas-based podiatrist Amr El-Khashab, DPM, agreed to pay $90,000 to resolve allegations he submitted false claims, the U.S. Justice Department said Jan. 3. 

5 statistics on physician pay

Here are five key statistics on physician compensation:

Ohio surgeon has license suspended after livestreaming procedures on TikTok

The State Medical Board of Ohio has suspended the license of plastic surgeon Katherine Roxanne Grawe, MD, for livestreaming procedures to her followers on TikTok, according to a Jan. 4 report from Medscape. 

26 states raising wages in 2023

More than 50 percent of states in the U.S. are raising the minimum wage requirement in 2023, according to a Jan. 1 report from CNBC. 

How patient harassment affects physicians

Over half of physicians (51 percent) who reported being sexually harassed by patients at work often internalize the incident, letting it affect their work going forward, according to a Dec. 29 Medscape survey of more than 3,000 practicing physicians.&n…

Physician bad behavior outside the workplace

Sixty-six percent of physicians have witnessed other physicians making fun of others outside the workplace, according to Medscape’s 2022 report “Physicians Behaving Badly.”

Hospitalist compensation: 5 stats

Medscape laid out the compensation of hospitalists in its “Hospitalist Compensation Report.”

57% of physicians harassed at work do not report the incident

Over half of physicians who have been sexually harassed at work, either by a patient or coworker, have failed to report the incident, according to a Dec. 29 survey of 3,000 practicing physicians from Medscape.