A physician assistant at two Houston-based clinics was convicted May 20 for distributing more than 1.2 million opioid pills, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
Category: ASC News
Physicians under fire for substance prescription: 3 suits in 1 week
Three physicians in the last week have faced lawsuits surrounding the prescription of controlled substances.
Where ASCs stand in the consumer-driven healthcare era
ASCs play a huge role in mitigating the rising cost of healthcare as well as providing a more convenient site of service.
Physician monthly, weekly & hourly pay per state
Massachusetts physicians receive the highest monthly pay, according to data from Ziprecruiter.
30% of physicians have experienced discrimination, survey says
Nearly 30 percent of physicians have experienced mistreatment from patients or visitors, according to research published May 19 in ScienceDaily.
10 best states for nurse pay vs. cost of living
The state where average nurse pay goes the furthest is Kentucky, according to data from ZipRecruiter and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Living Wage Calculator.
6 federal updates for ASC leaders
Here are six updates from HHS and CMS from the last two weeks:
10 worst states for nurse pay vs. cost of living
The minimum cost of living in many states in the U.S. eats up the majority of the average nurse salary, according to data from ZipRecruiter and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Living Wage Calculator.
108,700+ physicians move to employment in the last 3 years: 6 findings
More than 108,700 physicians have shifted to employment from 2019 to 2021, with 58,200 physicians joining hospitals and 50,500 moving to other corporate entities, according to an April report from Avalere.
Patients unhappy with ‘corporate medicine’ will look to independent ASCs, physicians
Hospitals and corporate entities continue to snap up independent physician practices — a trend that has seen a significant spike because of the heightened economic challenges brought by the pandemic — but not all patients are happy with the level of ca…
