Category: ASC News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is most likely to release drug safety alerts on Friday, the day of the week when most people pay less attention to the news, according to an Oct. 4 report from Medscape. 

Atlanta-based former gynecologist Anthony Mills and pharmacist Raphael Ogunsusi have pleaded guilty for their roles in operating a “pill mill” network, the U.S. Justice Department said Oct. 4. 

Wyoming and Alaska have the least optometrists compared to other U.S. states, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

North Carolina-based Wilmington Health has appointed Brian Voth as its new chief development officer to oversee its newly opened ASC, according to an Oct. 4 report from Wilmington Biz. 

Telehealth visit costs by region fell in every U.S. region between July and September, according to an Oct. 4 U.S. Health Care Price Index report from healthcare marketplace Sesame. 

Allen, Texas-based physician Frank Byoung Lee, MD, who wrote prescriptions to Alabama patients during telehealth appointments after being informed that he didn’t have a valid license to practice in the state, has been ordered to stop, al.com reported O…

Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas reopened after staff discovered IV bags were tainted with drugs, NBC DFW reported Oct. 3.

Of the 32 teams in the National Football League, only one, the Carolina Panthers, has a female head physician. 

Woodley Farra Manion has been named the top financial advisory firm for 2022, according to an Oct. 4 ranking of the top 100 advisory firms from CNBC. 

Discover has partnered with healthcare vendor management system Tydei to streamline payments in healthcare purchasing and invoicing at ASCs and hospitals nationwide.