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.
Category: ASC News
Court won’t toss patent lawsuit against Texas ASC over hybrid OR
A federal court denied Woodway-based Heart of Texas Surgery Center and Catheterization Lab’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit contending its hybrid operating room infringed on patents by PM Holdings.
Revista 2022 report names top outpatient developer
Real estate firm Hammes completed more outpatient projects in 2021 than any other developer in the U.S., according to the “Revista 2022 Outpatient Healthcare Real Estate Development Report.”
Physicians in Texas: 6 stats
Texas ranked 14th on Becker’s debut ranking of best places for physicians to start a private practice — created by compiling data from the 2020 Census, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, state regulations on new practices and the Kaiser Family Foundation…
Optum plans to scoop up Kelsey-Seybold and its 2 ASCs
Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group, is in the process of acquiring Houston-based Kelsey-Seybold Clinic and its two ASCs, Axios reported April 4.If the deal closes, Optum would increase its value-based care investments, the report said. Kelsey-Seybold pa…
9 physician billionaires on Forbes’ 2022 list
Nine U.S. physicians appeared on Forbes’ 36th annual list of the world’s richest people.
10 best medical schools for surgeons for 2023, per US News
Boston-based Harvard University is the No. 1 medical school for surgeons, according to U.S. News and World Repot’s list of best medical schools for 2023.
A glimpse into the Western ASC market
Some ASC leaders say the Western market, particularly California, is primed for ASC growth after that state’s COVID-19 regulations required hospitals and ASCs in the area to coordinate equipment, staffing and patient needs in the area, highlighting the…
ASCs in these 2 regions lean on their top surgeons the most
Nationwide, 29 percent of surgeries are performed by the top two physicians — those with the highest case share — at a given ASC, according to VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022.
Surgeries moved to ASC after Vermont hospital flooded
The University of Vermont Medical Center is redirecting some surgeries to its ASC after a burst pipe resulted in the flooding of most of its operating rooms over the weekend, VTDigger reported April 4.
