Category: ASC News

ASC specialty pay in New York vs. Los Angeles 

New York City and Los Angeles are the country’s largest cities. Here’s how ASC specialty pay stacks up in each one, grouped by practice setting and experience range. Data is from Medscape’s physician salary explorer:

Good and bad news for surgery centers: 10 notes

Surgery center owners see many positive headwinds over the next year, but there are also challenges. Here are five pieces of good news and five pieces of bad news to know.

USPI, SCA, Surgery Partners & more: 8 things large ASC companies did in the last 89 days

Here are eight updates from some of the largest ASC chains in the U.S. over the last 89 days:

New York City physician pays $564K to settle COVID-19 false claim allegations

Urgent care physician Josef Schenker, MD, and the two New York City urgent care facilities he owns, are paying $564,217 to settle allegations they submitted false claims to CMS for services not provided when administering COVID-19 vaccines and tests, t…

California county to pay $12M to settle lawsuit following botched intubation

Riverside (Calif.) County, which owns Riverside University Health System Medical Center, is paying $12 million to settle a lawsuit alleging hospital staff botched an intubation that caused a patient permanent brain damage, The Press-Enterprise reported…

Physicians can win big with ASC investments

Investment in an ASC is a long-term strategy for physicians, particularly those not employed by a hospital, to thrive financially and gain more control over their day-to-day workflow. 

15% of physicians use value-based payment models: 6 stats

Fifteen percent of physicians participate in value-based payment models, according to Medscape’s “Physician Compensation Report 2022,” released April 15. Value-based care is gaining momentum in the ASC industry as a means to reduce costs. 

Chicago baseball star undergoes surgery at ASC

Chicago White Sox left fielder Eloy Jimenez underwent surgery April 26 at the Rush Oak Brook (Ill.) Surgery Center, according to the Daily Herald. 

Physician didn’t account for 11,000 opioid doses, now must pay $350K

A former physician in El Paso, Texas, agreed to pay $350,000 to settle allegations that he didn’t account for more than 11,000 opioid doses, the U.S. Justice Department said April 25.

Time is physicians’ biggest enemy in a ‘cumbersome’ healthcare landscape

Physicians’ lack of time, particularly from administrative burdens from medical records, are harming their ability to provide patient care.