The Medical Board of California has restricted the license of a plastic surgeon who has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after one of his patients died after a breast augmentation procedure at an ASC.
Category: ASC News
Becker’s debut ranking of all 50 states for private practice physicians
A physician looking to go into private practice has to think about several factors when settling on a location. Prominent among them are the area’s average pay, regulatory environment, amount of competition and individual insurance market.
Here’s how ASCs can win in value-based programs
Shannon Yarrow, senior vice president of managed care at Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners, joined “Becker’s ASC Review Podcast” to talk about ASCs capitalizing on value-based payment programs.
Payers want to keep physicians independent, Surgery Partners exec says
Shannon Yarrow, senior vice president of managed care at Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners, joined “Becker’s ASC Review Podcast” to talk about why physician independence is good for payers.
ASC claims up 47.1% last year: 4 key points
Surgical procedures are moving from hospitals to ASC settings, as healthcare data provider Definitive Healthcare illustrates.
Becker’s 10 worst states for private practice physicians
A physician looking to go into private practice has to think about several factors when settling on a location. Prominent among them are the area’s average pay, regulatory environment, amount of competition and individual insurance market.
Becker’s Top 10 states for private practice physicians
A physician looking to go into private practice has to think about several factors when settling on a location. Prominent among them are the area’s average pay, amount of competition and individual insurance market.
$13.1M paid to resolve physician kickback claims; whistleblowers get 20%
A pharmaceutical distributor agreed to pay millions to resolve allegations it paid kickbacks to physician practices, and the whistleblowers are walking away with nearly 20 percent of the settlement.
3 Piedmont HealthCare ENT surgeons join new North Carolina ASC
Recently opened multispecialty ASC Iredell Surgery at Mooresville (N.C.) is adding three ENT surgeons from Statesville, N.C.-based Piedmont HealthCare, Iredell Free News reported Feb. 2.
Robots may be the next referral source for surgeons
The next stream of specialist referrals could come from a software platform.
