Category: ASC News

On par with the trend towards physician employment, younger physicians are less likely to be self-employed, according to Medscape’s “Young Physician Compensation Report 2022.”

Fifty-one percent of physicians view healthcare access as the top social issue of 2022, according to Medscape’s “Physicians Rate Healthcare Access” report. 

From a donation from the Gates Foundation, to the establishment of a pediatric gastrointestinal center, here are 10 ASC, gastrointestinal and ophthalmic donations Becker’s has reported on in 2022. 

Sixty-nine percent of physicians would like some form of a single-payer system, according to Medscape’s 2022 “Physicians Rate Healthcare Access Report.”

The national average salary for gastroenterologists is approximately 8 percent more than ophthalmologists, according to data from Medscape.

Healthcare Solutions Holdings, based in Glen Cove, N.Y., expanded its ASC, primary and urgent care services in Missouri.

Neurologist and pain specialist Rassan Tarabein, MD, was convicted for bank fraud, false statements, aggravated identity theft and refusing to pay court-ordered restitution, the Justice Department said Sept. 23.

The average incentive bonus jumped $6,000 for young physicians in the last year, according to Medscape’s “Young Physician Compensation Report 2022.”

Nearly 70 percent of Americans are looking for a second job this year due to rising inflation, according to a September survey of over 1,000 full-time and part-time workers, CNBC reported on Sept. 27. 

More than 25 percent of physicians believe their current or former workplace pays unequally based on gender, according to Medscape’s 2022 “Physicians’ Views on Gender Discrimination Issues” report.