Category: ASC News

The Medical Group Management Association, on Sept. 6 submitted comments to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure in response to the 2023 physician fee schedule proposed rule.

Telehealth encounters increased substantially during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, with many physicians keeping telehealth options due to their ease and affordability. 

A Brownsville, Texas-based physician assistant has been charged for defrauding Medicaid by working with a suspended medical license, the U.S. Justice Department said Sept. 6. 

A Roswell, N.M.-based physician assistant has surrendered his Iowa license following numerous accusations of sexual misconduct, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Sept. 5. 

According to a Sept. 1 report from CNBC, job seekers find job listings very influential when determining where to work.

CVS Health recently closed a deal to purchase Signify Health for $8 billion, adding to its 17 acquisition total. 

Two acquisitions from HCA Healthcare and one more ASC acquisition Becker’s has reported on since Aug. 18:

Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas has temporarily paused operations following a medical emergency involving an 18-year–old boy in which a “compromised” IV bag was found at the facility, The Dallas Morning News reported Sep. 5. 

The U.S. labor market added 315,000 new jobs in August, topping analyst expectations and bringing the jobs economy back to its original pre-COVID strength, according to a Sept. 2 report from The Wall Street Journal. 

Generation Z and millennials now make up over half of the U.S. workforce, and that number is only growing.