Category: ASC News

Anesthesiologist Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr., MD, has pleaded not guilty to allegations he injected heart-stopping drugs into IV bags at Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas, Fox 4 KDFW reported Oct. 15. 

Female physician compensation for specialists grew 8.5 percent in the last year, according to data from Medscape’s 2022 female physician compensation report. 

Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare laid out the most requested physician searches by specialty for 2022 in its “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.”

Walgreens is making leadership changes, completing acquisitions and adding over-the-counter hearing aids to its shelves.

The number of healthcare billionaires in the U.S. has grown from 29 to 30 as of Oct. 14, according to Forbes’ real-time net worth tracker. 

Here are three universities that are opening ASCs that Becker’s has reported on since Aug. 29:

Here are three hospitals and health systems that have opened or have plans to open ASCs that Becker’s has reported on since Sept. 28:

Some of the biggest deal breakers when interviewing for a new job include a lack of eye contact and arriving late to the interview, according to a report from CNBC based on survey data from payroll provider Paychex. 

Schaumburg, Ill.-based Discharge 1-2-3 has expanded its product Composer into ASCs and surgery centers. 

Ed Khalfayan, MD, and Nick Seibert, MD, orthopedic surgeons and team physicians for the Seattle Seahawks, on Oct. 11 performed ankle surgery on running back Rashaad Penny.