ASC News

A physician in Kennebunk, Maine, has been convicted of illegally distributing controlled substances, including oxycodone, hydromorphone and fentanyl.

Here are seven key statistics on physician pay and practice costs:

Half of physicians have had thoughts about leaving medicine due to the growing physician shortage, according to Doximity's 2023 Physician Compensation Report.

Colon and rectal surgery is one of the lowest-paid ASC specialties, according to Doximity's  "Physician Compensation Report 2024", published May 23. 

Wisconsin was recently named the best state for physicians to practice in 2024 by Medscape, which considered factors including malpractice insurance premiums, compensation, cost of living, physician density, physician burnout rates and the percentage of insured residents. 

A physician assistant was charged with a felony for allegedly using COVID-19 pandemic funding for his personal expenses. 

Here are three moves in the outpatient space that Sugar Land, Texas-based Kelsey-Seybold Clinic has made in the last year:

A man in Fresno, Calif., was sentenced to 188 months in prison for defrauding a vulnerable physician of more than $2.7 million before his death. 

As practices nationwide continue to face provider shortages, there are ways ASCs can remain competitive when it comes to recruiting talent, according to seven leaders who spoke with Becker's. 

A law requiring businesses — including certain health systems and practices —  to report who owns or has significant control over their operations went into effect in January.