Here are five COVID-19 updates from the last two weeks:
Category: ASC News
Biden to nominate 3 physicians to administration
President Joe Biden on March 9 announced his intent to nominate 12 individuals to serve in leadership roles in his administration, including three physicians:
Hourly earnings jump 5.1% as inflation hits 40-year high
Rising inflation, gas prices and hourly earnings are top of mind for business owners across the U.S.
$14.6M settlement awarded in overlapping surgery case
The practice of overlapping surgeries, when a surgeon participates in two procedures that overlap in time, is common at teaching hospitals and some ASCs.
The fastest-growing ASC specialty and 3 more stats
Cardiology is the fastest growing ASC specialty, according to Avanza’s “2022 Key ASC Benchmarks and Industry Figures” report.
‘Business of medicine’ turning physicians to factory workers, physician exec says
Administrative and financial expectations for physicians are increasing, and Vikas Patel, MD, says they’re affecting care quality.
‘Mega’ ASCs are a rarity
Just 7 percent of ASCs have more than six operating rooms, according to Avanza’s “2022 Key ASC Benchmarks and Industry Figures” report.
Physician malpractice by the numbers
Here are 12 statistics on physician malpratice, drawn from Medical Economics’ “92nd Physician Report,” Medscape’s “2021 Physician Malpractice Report” and a 2020 report by Coverys, a provider of medical professional liability insurance.
‘You’re basically a robot’: One physician’s thoughts on loss of autonomy
With more than 70 percent of physicians now employed by hospitals and corporations, many physicians are left with little say in how the healthcare industry is changing.
New Jersey physician convicted in multimillion-dollar fraud scheme
A New Jersey rheumatologist was convicted by a federal jury for defrauding Medicare and other insurers, the Justice Department said in a March 8 statement.
