ASC News

Thirty-six percent of physicians experienced financial losses in bad investments or the stock market, according to Medscape's "Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2023."

Greenwood Village, Colo.-based psychiatrist Howard Weiss, MD, has been sentenced to six months in prison and must pay nearly $1 million for illegal controlled substance distribution. 

Sixty-one percent of physicians are paying off their primary residence's mortgage, according to Medscape's "Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2023."

Family medicine is the specialty with the most physicians reporting a net worth under $500,000, according to Medscape's "Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2023."

Plastic surgery is the specialty with the most physicians reporting a net worth exceeding $5 million, according to Medscape's "Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2023."

There are many exciting changes occurring in healthcare, but not all are well received. 

Today's healthcare industry is changing rapidly, and some physicians are enthusiastic about the factors driving that change.

The Chicago Stem Cell Therapy & Pain Management Institute has transitioned its ASCs and clinics to eClinicalWorks' electronic health records system. 

Becker's has reported on four health systems or hospitals laying off employees since June 5. 

Tomah (Wis.) Veterans Affairs Medical Center physician Mary Jo Lanska, MD, has been fired after accusations she misdiagnosed veterans suffering from brain injuries and other neurological disorders, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported June 8.