Category: ASC News

Here are six COVID-19 updates from the last 10 days that ASC leaders need to know:

The current healthcare landscape makes it difficult for physicians to turn a profit, and many leaders feel CMS’ policies are contributing. 

Former physician John Whan Kim was sentenced to 78 months in prison for unlawful distribution of opioids and cannabis, the Justice Department said April 7.

A jury awarded a Texas patient who suffered brain damage during elective hip surgery $8.3 million, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported April 6.

VMG Health began publishing its “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” in 2006 after finding limited available public information for ASCs.

Patients prefer ASCs over hospital outpatient departments, according to a survey released April 7 by patient safety watchdog group Leapfrog.

Ahmed Khan, MD, agreed to pay $40,800 to resolve liability for alleged False Claims Act violations, the Justice Department said April 6. 

Boston-based Harvard Medical School and Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine are tied for the No. 1 medical school for surgeons, according to the U.S. News and World Report list of best medical schools for 2023. 

The average annual salary for physician assistants in the U.S. is $119,460, but PAs in Arkansas are paid the lowest on average, according to a March 31 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The average annual salary for physician assistants in the U.S. is $119,460, and PAs in Rhode Island earn the highest pay on average, according to a March 31 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.