Category: ASC News

What employed physicians like least about their job 

Lack of autonomy is what nearly half of employed physicians like the least about their jobs, according to Medscape’s 2022 “Employed Physicians Report.”

Missouri physician sentenced, to pay $550K+ after taking bribes from drug manufacturer 

Randall Halley, DO, a Nixa, Mo.-based physician, was sentenced after taking bribes from a drug manufacturer in exchange for prescribing the company’s fentanyl drug to his patients, the U.S. Justice Department said Sept. 13. 

3 hospitals, health systems opening ASCs

Mercy Hospital and two more hospitals and health systems that have opened or have plans to open ASCs that Becker’s has reported on since Sept. 9:

New U.S. unemployment benefit claims down for 5th week in a row

New U.S. unemployment benefit claims have reached the lowest level in three months, with first-time claims down every week for the last five weeks, according to a Sept. 15 report from CNN Business. 

7 things for ASCs to know about the newest COVID-19 booster

The FDA has authorized new bivalent COVID-19 booster shots from Pfizer and Moderna for emergency use for all Americans 12 and over, according to a Sept. 1 report from the Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 

Compass Surgical Partners hires 3 execs to meet ASC market demand

Compass Surgical Partners, an ASC developer and manager, has added three new members to its team to help its hospital and surgeon partners adapt to growing market demand. 

ValueHealth joint venture to develop multiple ASCs in Ohio

Leawood, Kan.-based ValueHealth has partnered with Chillicothe, Ohio-based Great Seal Medical Group to develop several ASCs throughout Ohio and across the upper Midwest region.

10 best states for orthopedic surgeon pay

The national average pay for nonpediatric orthopedic surgeons is $147.22 per hour or $306,220 per year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ occupational employment statistics survey released March 31.

Top 25 states for surgeon pay

The national average pay for nonpediatric, nonorthopedic surgeons is $143.17 per hour or $297,800 per year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ occupational employment statistics survey released March 31.

29 specialities with the highest, lowest job satisfaction

Dermatologists have the highest job satisfaction among 29 medical specialties, while internal medicine physicians have the lowest, according to a 2022 speciality report from Medscape.