ASC News

Urology has been named the most stressful job of 2022, according to a Dec. 8 report from CNBC based on a study from the Occupational Information Network, a part of the U.S. Department of Labor. 

Rhode Island Hospital Surgery Center in Providence will close its doors on Jan. 31, CBS affiliate WPRI reported Dec. 7.

Here are eight updates on this year's flu season for ASC leaders to know that Becker's has reported since Nov. 29:

From an orthopedic ASC to a USPI-affiliated surgery center, 12 ASCs have added new robots in 2022: 

Eleven percent of physicians would weed out patients with many comorbid conditions under a capitated plan, according to Medscape's 2022 "Right or Wrong in Medicine" report published Dec. 7. 

Former CEO and owner of Sarasota (Fla.) Pain Associates Steven Chun, MD, has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for his role in a $4.5 million fentanyl kickback scheme, the Justice Department said Dec. 7. 

CMS issued a new proposed rule to streamline prior authorization for medical items and services, and industry leaders have good things to say. 

Dr. Lee Pressler, and Joseph Steinberg, MD, became the first physicians in New Jersey to use Focal One's new ultrasound robot at Morristown Medical Center Health Pavilion in Rockaway, N.J., according to a Dec. 6 report from NJBiz. 

Plastic surgeons saw the largest wage growth between 2021 and 2022, according to data from Medscape's 2021 and 2022 Physician Compensation reports. 

SCA Health's Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery in Mokena, Ill. was named the best ASC in the state by Newsweek.