The number of medical residents providing care in the Austin, Texas, area has doubled since 2015, growing to 401 new students working in specialties including ophthalmology, gastroenterology and neurology. 

Kala Sloan, the vice president of two Raleigh, N.C.-based medical equipment companies, has pleaded guilty to falsifying physician orders to bill Medicare $50 million, according to a Justice Department report. 

Thirty-seven percent of physicians reported having a side gig in 2022 according to the Physician Extra Income report from Medscape. 

Young physicians overall made $293,000 in 2022, according to Medscape's "Young Physician Compensation Report 2022."

With 52 percent of economists warning of an impending recession in the next 12 months, there are four steps Americans can take to protect their personal wealth, according to a Sept. 23 report from CNBC. 

More than half of Americans (56 percent) believe that the U.S. economy is already in a recession, according to a new survey of 1,500 adults commissioned by life insurance company MassMutual.

From a new acquisition in Mississippi to a new ASC in Texas, here are eight orthopedic ASC updates Becker's has reported on in the last 30 days. 

The average hourly pay for nurses in the U.S. is $39.78 for registered nurses and $56.75 for nurse practitioners, and the national average pay for physician assistants is $55.81 per hour, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

Oluwatobi Yerokun, MD, of Joplin, Mo., pleaded guilty to fraudulently ordering $8.7 million in products and tests for 2,184 Medicare and Medicaid patients he never met or examined, the Justice Department said Sept. 21.

Despite warnings from the American Medical Association to avoid personal relationships with patients, 29 percent of physicians reported developing friendships with patients in Medscape's 2022 Physician Friendships report. 

Internal medicine is the most popular specialty among medical students, according to Medscape's "Medical Student Lifestyle Report 2022."

Irvine, Calif.-based physician Dzung Anh Pham agreed to plead guilty to illegally distributing opioids, the LA Times reported Sept. 22. 

While 17 percent of U.S. companies voluntarily report salary information in job postings currently, 62 percent are planning to disclose or considering disclosing salary information in the future, according to the "2022 Pay Clarity Survey" from global advisory company Willis Towers Watson. 

Respondents of CNBC's September Fed survey believe that the U.S. has a 52 percent chance of going into a recession in the next 12 months. 

Bryan Wilson, 40, a nurse who was formerly employed by Middletown, Conn.-based The Vascular Experts, on Sept. 22 was sentenced to two years in prison for tampering with fentanyl vials and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has added about 25 ASCs this year, expanding the total number of surgery centers in its portfolio to more than 150.

Gastroenterologists see the largest financial benefit from self-employment out of 13 specialties, according to data compiled from Medscape's 2022 salary reporter, based on practitioners with eight to 14 years of experience. 

As the COVID-19 pandemic began, 15 percent of companies suspended annual performance reviews and performance ratings in favor of more frequent employee check-ins, according to a Sept. 21 report from Bloomberg. 

The Washington Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery has suspended the license of osteopathic physician Anna Elperin, DO, for allegedly issuing COVID-19 vaccination exemptions without medical justification, the Washington State Department of Health said Sept. 21. 

Physicians are bracing for an 8.42 percent drop in CMS payment rates in 2023 and many medical groups are considering limiting the number of new Medicare patients or reducing charity care as a result, according to the Medical Group Management Association.