Category: ASC News

Dr. Lee Pressler, and Joseph Steinberg, MD, became the first physicians in New Jersey to use Focal One’s new ultrasound robot at Morristown Medical Center Health Pavilion in Rockaway, N.J., according to a Dec. 6 report from NJBiz. 

Plastic surgeons saw the largest wage growth between 2021 and 2022, according to data from Medscape’s 2021 and 2022 Physician Compensation reports. 

SCA Health’s Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery in Mokena, Ill. was named the best ASC in the state by Newsweek.

SCA Health’s Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery in Mokena, Ill. was named the best ASC in the state by Newsweek.

Monique Brotman, DO, based in Oak Park, Ill., has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor Medicaid fraud, the Wednesday Journal reported Dec. 6. 

The Surgery Center of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City has become a surgical hotspot for medical tourists by informing patients the full price of care prior to a procedure, the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs reported Dec. 5. 

Ambulatory Management Solutions, a provider of outpatient anesthesia, surgical and administrative services, has partnered with and invested in M2 Anesthesia, a pediatric dental outpatient anesthesia provider.

Patients have mixed opinions on physician assistants and nurse practitioners working independently, according to data from Medscape’s 2022 “Evolving Scope of Practice” report. 

Plans for a new, 11,641-square-foot medical office building has been approved by city plan commissioners in Lenexa, Kan., according to a Dec. 6 report from Shawnee Mission Post. 

The majority of physicians (91 percent) say they have a good, or very good, relationship with  the physician assistants at their workplaces, according to a new Medscape survey of over 750 practicing physicians.