ASC News

Former St. Clair, Mich.-based physician Bernard Shelton, MD, was convicted for 21 counts of unlawful prescription drug distribution and a patient's overdose death, the Justice Department said March 31. 

Atlanta-based Wellstar Health System and Augusta (Ga.) University Health System have signed a 40-year partnership agreement, in which Wellstar will provide $800 million to the university over 10 years, with part of the funding going toward a new ASC, according…

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Former physician Jeffrey Campbell and nurse practitioner Mark Dyer have been sentenced to prison following conviction on committing healthcare fraud, money laundering and unlawfully distributing controlled substances, the Justice Department reported March 30. 

Oral surgery is the specialty with the largest pay gap between men and women, according to Doximity's 2023 "Physician Compensation Report."

Nursing shortages have impacted nearly every healthcare specialty since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as burnout has remained high among all medical professionals. 

Joseph Cutchin Jr., MD, founder of the first Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care-accredited ASC in Maryland, has died at 87, according to a March 30 obituary in The Dispatch. 

Two Pearland, Texas-based Kelsey-Seybold Clinic medical office facilities set to open in 2023 — including its new Webster, Texas-based ASC — have been named among the largest medical centers of the year, according to a March 29 report from 42floors.com. 

Matteson, Ill.-based physician Ajibola Ayeni, MD, has been ordered to pay more than $25 million for more than 4,000 violations of the False Claims Act, the Justice Department said March 28. 

Nagaindra Srivastav, owner of a Tampa, Fla.-based solutions company, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for selling fraudulent physicians' orders in a $48 million scheme, the Justice Department said March 30.