A Washington physician’s license has been suspended after he allegedly sexually assaulted three patients in a hospital during their treatment, the Washington State Department of Health said July 26.
Category: ASC News
Traveling nurse wages take a fall
At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses in the U.S. were making some of the highest wages they had ever seen. A travel nurse could make, on average, $10,000 a week, The Wall Street Journal reported.
‘Convenience matters’: Why multisite ASCs are on the rise
Multisite ASC networks are one of the biggest new trends in the market today.
Airfares drop in time for fall business travel
Upcoming domestic flight prices are 26 percent cheaper than this summer’s flights, and fall international flight costs will drop 25 percent, the Wall Street Journal reported July 26.
The trends ASCs should jump on next
Three-party ownership and in-house billing are among the trends ASC leaders said can help lead surgery centers to success.
Solutions to the physician shortage
The U.S. could see a shortage of 54,100 to 139,000 physicians by 2033, according to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges cited in a July 25 Time report.
Watch for these signs of illegal telehealth partnerships, HHS warns physicians
The HHS Office of Inspector General has issued a fraud alert for physicians entering telemedicine arrangements, according to a July 25 article in JDSupra from the law firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton.
Fired physician sues Indiana hospital, alleges ADA violation, gender bias
A fired Indiana physician is suing her former employer, Lebanon, Ind.-based Witham Memorial Hospital, alleging she was illegally discriminated against after becoming ill due to dangerous office conditions, the Indianapolis Business Journal reported Jul…
ASCs should focus on price transparency, value-based care in next 5 years, leader says
In the next five years, ASCs will be pushed towards value-based contracts to keep procedure costs low, according to Andy Poole, manager of ASC business solutions at the Emergency Care Research Institute in Plymouth Meeting, Va.
Michigan physician barred from prescribing controlled substances
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based David Sova, DO, has entered a settlement agreement with a federal court to never prescribe controlled substances, the U.S. Justice Department said July 25.
