Category: ASC News

‘Someone in DC is paid to make goofy regulations’: 5 physicians on the downsides of self-employment

Medscape’s 2022 “Self-Employed Physicians Report” lays out the pros and cons of being a self-employed physician. 

5 clinicians who won — or are favored to — in 2022 midterms

A number of physicians and clinicians were running for office in the Nov. 8 midterm elections this year. Five won their races or are predicted to as ballots continue to be counted nationwide. 

5 clinicians who won — or are favored to — in 2022 midterms

A number of physicians and clinicians were running for office in the Nov. 8 midterm elections this year. Five won their races or are predicted to as ballots continue to be counted nationwide. 

60,000-square-foot Indiana medical office building granted 10-year tax abatement

The Westfield (Ind.) City Council approved a tax abatement on the development of a 60,000-square-foot medical office building, according to a Nov. 6 report from local news site Current.

12-story medical office building approved in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles City Council granted approval for the construction of a 12-story, 145,000-square-foot medical office building in the city on Oct. 28.

5 largest healthcare layoffs in Q3

Pharmaceutical giants AbbVie and Bristol Myers Squibb both laid off 100 or more employees in September. Forbes named five healthcare companies with some of the biggest layoffs in the third quarter: 

10 most common certificate-of-need categories

Thirty-six U.S. states and Washington, D.C., require certificates of need for the approval of new healthcare projects and expenditures. 

6 things surgeons should ask themselves when buying a practice

While the number of physicians in private practice has dropped to 26 percent as more physicians are employed by the corporate sector, there are still physicians who enjoy the autonomy of private practice, according to a report from the American College…

45 Florida ASCs named the country’s best

Forty-five Florida ASCs were named on Newsweek’s list of the 510 best ASCs for 2023, making it the state with the third most ASCs on the list, following California and Texas. 

What self-employed physicians like most about their jobs

Sixty-four percent of self-employed physicians said autonomy is what they like most about their jobs, according to Medscape’s 2022 “Self-Employed Physicians Report.”