Category: ASC News

Former physician John Whan Kim was sentenced to 78 months in prison for unlawful distribution of opioids and cannabis, the Justice Department said April 7.

A jury awarded a Texas patient who suffered brain damage during elective hip surgery $8.3 million, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported April 6.

VMG Health began publishing its “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” in 2006 after finding limited available public information for ASCs.

Patients prefer ASCs over hospital outpatient departments, according to a survey released April 7 by patient safety watchdog group Leapfrog.

Ahmed Khan, MD, agreed to pay $40,800 to resolve liability for alleged False Claims Act violations, the Justice Department said April 6. 

Boston-based Harvard Medical School and Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine are tied for the No. 1 medical school for surgeons, according to the U.S. News and World Report list of best medical schools for 2023. 

The average annual salary for physician assistants in the U.S. is $119,460, but PAs in Arkansas are paid the lowest on average, according to a March 31 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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.

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.

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.”