ASC News

Forty-five Florida ASCs were named on Newsweek's list of the 510 best ASCs for 2023, making it the state with the third most ASCs on the list, following California and Texas. 

Sixty-four percent of self-employed physicians said autonomy is what they like most about their jobs, according to Medscape's 2022 "Self-Employed Physicians Report." 

Fifty ASCs in Texas made Newsweek's "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers," which ranks 510 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.

Managing staff is the thing that self-employed physicians dislike the most about their jobs, according to Medscape's 2022 "Self-Employed Physicians Report." 

Over half of self-employed physicians are satisfied with their income, according to Medcape's 2022 "Self-Employed Physicians Report." 

Here are three acquisitions and partnerships involving ASCs that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 4:

Thomas Keller, MD, was convicted on four counts for distribution of controlled substances out of his Santa Rosa, Calif.-based pain management practice, the Northern District of California U.S. Attorney's office said Nov. 4. 

With 93 percent of physicians believing telehealth is an advantage for patient care, there are four key attributes that matter most to physicians according to a Nov. 7 report from the American Medical Association.

In 2022, internal medicine was the top specialty chosen by medical students, according to Medscape's "Medical Student Lifestyle" report. 

Former pain management physician John Keun Sang Lee, MD, pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud associated with his Venetia, Pa.-based pain management practice, the U.S. Justice Department said Nov. 4.