ASC News

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. 

A Las Vegas physician stands accused of falsifying blood pressure readings following an investigation by the Office of Inspector General at the Department of Veterans Affairs, CBS affiliate KLAS reported March 29. 

The O'Quinn Medical Tower at the McNair Campus in Houston is slated to be the largest medical office building opening in 2023, with 12 stories and 400,000 square feet of space, according to a March 29 report from 42floors.com. 

Inflation has disturbed every industry and wallet. Here is how it is affecting ASCs.