Great Falls (Mont.) Clinic is reopening its ASC after a $6 million expansion project.
Category: ASC News
20 medical schools with the most graduates practicing in rural areas: report
U.S. News & World Report has named 161 medical schools in the U.S. with the most graduates practicing in rural areas.
Ground broken on new 87-acre Florida medical complex with ASC
Site work has begun on a new 87-acre medical complex in Panama City Beach, Fla., that will include an ASC, facilities for orthopedic surgery and cardiology, a hospital, urgent care and primary care, according to an Aug. 29 report from the Panama City N…
What physician assistants are paid in all 50 states
Rhode Island is the state with the highest annual mean wage for physician assistants, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ occupational employment statistics survey released March 31.
61% of drugs receiving fast-tracked FDA approval shown to have low therapeutic value
An August study published in the JAMA Health Forum found that between 2008 and 2021, of the 146 drugs receiving fast-tracked approval from the FDA, 61 percent were shown to have low therapeutic value.
North Carolina state treasurer supports surgeon’s CON lawsuit
North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell threw his support behind a lawsuit that eye surgeon Jay Singleton, MD, filed challenging the state’s certificate of need laws, The North State Journal reported Aug. 25.
Missouri physician sentenced for prescribing unapproved Orthovisc, healthcare fraud
St. Louis-based physician Abdul Naushad, MD, has been sentenced to prison for injecting patients with cheaper osteoarthritis treatments that had not been approved by the FDA, local CBS affiliate KMOV4 reported Aug. 25.
20 most diverse medical schools in the US: Report
A study from U.S. News & World Report found that in 2022, Howard University ranked as the most diverse medical school for students.
Physician assistant cleared in malpractice case following Florida patient’s death
A Florida circuit court has cleared a Sarasota, Fla.-based physician assistant of liability in a medical malpractice trial over the death of a patient, Courtroom View Network reported Aug. 25.
Subdued wage growth likely as US reaches peak employment
With employers desperately seeking workers over the last two years, wages in the U.S. have been at an all-time high. Now, with a decrease in unemployment, that might be changing, an Aug. 20 report from Yahoo Finance shows.
