ASC News

Newsweek, in partnership with research firm Statista, has named the top 550 ASCs in the nation for 2024. 

In 2020, Florida lawmakers approved a bill requiring ASCs to survey staff members about workplace culture and report the information to the state. Three years later, the surveys are set to begin, according to an Oct. 17 report from Florida…

As healthcare legislation continues to play a major role in determining the future of physicians and ASCs, from ASC price transparency legislation to prior authorization changes, 19 physicians have stepped up to represent their fellow professional colleagues in the U.S.…

Nearly half of residents (44%) have considered changing career paths at least once since starting their residencies, according to Medscape's 2023 "Resident Lifestyle & Happiness Report," published Oct. 17. 

Raphael Malikian, MD, a former physician based in Llano and Palmdale, Calif., pleaded guilty to federal narcotics charges for illegally dispensing and prescribing controlled substances.

Registered nurses in Arkansas earn an average of $67,838 per year, 16 percent less than the national average and the lowest figure nationwide, according to career website ZipRecruiter.

For the last five years, medical residents have consistently named work-life balance, time pressure and a fear of failure as their biggest challenges, and 2023 is no different, according to Medscape's 2023 "Residents Lifestyle & Happiness Report," published Oct. 17. 

Registered nurses earn $103,701 per year in Washington — 29 percent more than the national average — according to career website ZipRecruiter.

Nashville-based HCA Healthcare, a healthcare provider with 182 hospitals and 2,300 ambulatory sites, has partnered with Grail, a cancer test maker , to add Grail's Galleri early detection test at select HCA physician practices. 

The city of Knoxville, Tenn., has opened its Public Safety Complex, and its campus includes the 25,000-square-foot St. Mary's ASC, according to an Oct. 17 report from ABC affiliate WATE.