Category: ASC News

A prevalent issue in healthcare for several years has been increased strain on physicians, hospitals and other healthcare workers — and ASCs may be the solution.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has released an updated toolkit to combat the high incidence of medication errors in ambulatory care settings. 

While California has the most ASCs of any state, with 848 Medicare-certified facilities, West Virginia has the largest number of ASCs when compared to population size. 

A patient has been sued by a collection agency after refusing to pay a bill from Pacific Rim Outpatient Surgery Center of Bellingham (Wash.), according to an Aug. 19 report from NPR. 

A physician who was practicing in Salt Lake City has pleaded guilty to distributing oxycodone outside of medical practice in what the Justice Department called a “sex for scripts” scheme. 

A Pennsylvania physician has agreed to pay $8,000 to resolve allegations he dispensed and distributed Schedule III and Schedule IV controlled substances without an effective prescription or a legitimate medical purpose.

The FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements was struck down by a Texas federal judge Aug. 20, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Physician assistants in the U.S. can earn $24,310 more than the national average salary by practicing in Nevada, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey.

Physician assistants in Arkansas may earn as much as $41,770 lower than the national average, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey.

There have been several ASC, medical office building and group partnership developments in the state of Florida in the last month.