Category: ASC News

Here are five things to know about Amazon’s recent moves that Becker’s has reported on since March 11:

An emergency room physician at Missoula, Mo.-based Community Medical Center has been charged with sexually assaulting patients, MTN News reported May 9. 

The national average annual salary earned by certified registered nurse anesthetists, physician assistants and nurse practitioners varies by $36,260, depending on credentials, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey.&n…

A 50,154-square-foot medical office building and an 8,006-square-foot medical office building in West Palm Beach, Fla., have been hit with a $7.88 million foreclosure lawsuit, according to a May 9 report from the South Florida Business Journal. 

Physician and surgeon shortages are sweeping ASCs and health systems across the nation as the age of practicing surgeons continues to rise and the number of surgical residents in the U.S. continues to fall. 

Lawrence Sherman, MD, a physician in Shelby Township, Mich., has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for illegally distributing prescription drugs.

Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg is a major player in the ASC market and is the third-largest chain in the field.

The 25 best places for physicians to retire in 2024 span 19 states nationwide, according to an annual ranking from Forbes published May 10. 

St. Louis-based Ascension reported a cybersecurity incident May 8 that disrupted IT systems across the network.

James Aronovitz, DO, and his practice agreed to pay more than $2 million to resolve allegations they charged Medicare and Medicaid programs for services purportedly provided by a physician, but were rendered by physician assistants.