Category: ASC News

In 2022, 4 in 10 physicians reported having a side job that earned them $25,300 on average, according to a Jan. 6 report from Medscape. 

Medscape laid out physicians’ side gigs in its 2022 “Physician Side Gigs” report. 

In 2022, a superior court in Pennsylvania ruled that a law firm representing an anesthesiologist in a medical liability case could not also represent an orthopedic surgeon who was involved, according to a Jan. 4 report from the American Medical Associa…

The U.S. added 223,000 new jobs in December, outpacing the estimated 200,000, as the unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent, according to a Jan. 6 report from CNBC. 

Jet Medical, a medical device distributor, has reached an agreement to pay the U.S. government $200,000 to resolve misbranding allegations surrounding a migraine treatment, according to a Jan. 5 report from Medscape. 

 Davenport, Iowa-based dermatologist Ravindra Kumar Gangadhariah, MD, has agreed to pay a $1,000 penalty and undergo additional training after being accused of unsafe practices, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Jan. 5. 

ASCs and gastroenterology practices have been taking off in Ohio, with several updates in the state since Nov. 22. 

Kishor Vora, MD, owner of Owensboro (Ky.) Heart and Vascular and Owensboro Medical Practice, has paid $931,500 to settle a Medicare fraud case with the U.S. Justice Department for referring patients for genetic testing in exchange for an estimated $335…

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger health system plans to acquire Pottsville, Pa.-based Boran and Puzzi Ear, Nose and Throat Associates. 

 Nearly 4 in 10 physicians currently have a side gig, according to the 2022 “Physician Side Gigs” report from Medscape.