A judge ruled in favor of a union representing California public hospital workers that is suing a county hospital authority for allegedly shielding the funding flow of a county-created, private ASC, 23ABC reported Oct. 11.
Category: ASC News
Number of ASCs in the top 25 states for surgeon pay
North Dakota, which has just 13 ASCs, is the top paying state for surgeons, according to data from a Sept. 14 Becker’s report.
‘Creative considerations’ the key to recruiting, retaining talent, orthopedic ASC administrator says
If you want top talent, stop laser-focusing on finances and instead, focus on other ways to keep your workforce engaged, says one orthopedic ASC administrator.
14 med schools offering free tuition, full-ride scholarships
Twenty-two U.S. undergraduate universities currently offer free tuition options for students, with a handful of medical schools, including New York City-based New York University and Bethesda, Md.-based F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, following su…
New York physician, 3 pharmacists charged in $24M oxycodone scheme
A New York City federal court charged physician Somsri Ratanaprasatporn, MD, three pharmacists and four others with a $24 million scheme illegally distributing more than 1.2 million oxycodone pills, the U.S. Justice Department said October 12.
Banner Health, Atlas Healthcare Partners acquire 2 Arizona ASCs
Atlas Healthcare Partners and Banner Health have partnered in the acquisition of two Arizona ASCs in Scottsdale and Tucson.
Arkansas ASC expands surgical team
Mandy Rice, DO, joined the surgical team at the CHI St. Vincent Surgery Clinic-Hot Springs, The Sentinel-Record reported Oct. 10.
45% of residents believe they have it harder than their predecessors
Forty-five percent of medical residents believe that their jobs are harder than those of their predecessors, according to an Oct. 7 report from Medscape based on a survey of 1,376 U.S. medical students.
5 key topics to be considered in physician contracts
When writing a new contract for physician hires, there are five things that should be included, or avoided, to entice new employees, according to a Medscape report from healthcare lawyer Ericka Adler.
10 metro areas where salaried workers’ wages have increased the most since 2019
Average monthly earnings for salaried workers have increased 6.77 percent since 2019, according to an Oct. 10 report from CNBC.
