Twenty-two percent of physicians saw an increase in malpractice premiums in 2021 compared with 2020, according to Medical Economics’ “2022 Physician Report” released June 18.
Category: ASC News
Georgia ENT clinics owner sentenced to 3 years in prison for fraud
Jeffrey Gallups, MD, owner of a chain of Alpharetta, Ga.-based medical clinics, has been sentenced to three years in prison for a scheme in which the former Georgia insurance commissioner also has been indicted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporte…
Multispecialty ASCs comprise 66.2% of surgery center market share: 5 notes
By 2031, the global ASC market is projected to hit $130.6 billion, up from $85.4 billion in 2020, and increasing at a 3.9 percent compound annual growth rate over the next nine years, according to a report from Future Market Insights.
Covenant High Plains Surgery Center 1st ASC in region to use da Vinci X robot
Covenant High Plains Surgery Center in Lubbock, Texas, is the first independent free-standing ASC in the region to complete a robot-assisted general surgery procedure using the da Vinci X surgical robot from Intuitive Surgical, according to a June 29 n…
Weathering the storm in Anesthesiology: making the business case and demonstrating the value of Anesthesiology
There are significant challenges in the field of Anesthesiology.
Florida physician gets 8 years in prison, ordered to pay $31M for fake medical claims
A West Palm Beach, Fla.-based addiction recovery physician has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay more than $31 million in restitution for his involvement in a scheme to be reimbursed for $106 million in fake medical claims, a federal court in…
NYU Langone Health ramps up expansion of outpatient services
New York City-based NYU Langone Health added four practices to its network to increase access to outpatient primary and specialty care.
Feds target no-poach agreements: 5 things for ASCs to know
Staffing shortages amid the COVID-19 pandemic have led to an increase in “no-poach” agreements to restrict employee mobility, according to a June 22 article in JDSupra.
Where physicians lost money in 2021, per Medscape
The share of physicians reporting no significant financial losses was as large as it’s been in several years, according to Medscape’s “Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2022,” but many still reported practice issues causing financial losses.
Lowest-paying states for nurses: 5 notes
South Dakota is the lowest-paying state for registered nurses, according to the 2022 MGMA Management and Staff Compensation report.
