ASC News

While 17 percent of U.S. companies voluntarily report salary information in job postings currently, 62 percent are planning to disclose or considering disclosing salary information in the future, according to the "2022 Pay Clarity Survey" from global advisory company Willis…

Respondents of CNBC's September Fed survey believe that the U.S. has a 52 percent chance of going into a recession in the next 12 months. 

Bryan Wilson, 40, a nurse who was formerly employed by Middletown, Conn.-based The Vascular Experts, on Sept. 22 was sentenced to two years in prison for tampering with fentanyl vials and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has added about 25 ASCs this year, expanding the total number of surgery centers in its portfolio to more than 150.

Gastroenterologists see the largest financial benefit from self-employment out of 13 specialties, according to data compiled from Medscape's 2022 salary reporter, based on practitioners with eight to 14 years of experience. 

As the COVID-19 pandemic began, 15 percent of companies suspended annual performance reviews and performance ratings in favor of more frequent employee check-ins, according to a Sept. 21 report from Bloomberg. 

The Washington Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery has suspended the license of osteopathic physician Anna Elperin, DO, for allegedly issuing COVID-19 vaccination exemptions without medical justification, the Washington State Department of Health said Sept. 21. 

Physicians are bracing for an 8.42 percent drop in CMS payment rates in 2023 and many medical groups are considering limiting the number of new Medicare patients or reducing charity care as a result, according to the Medical Group Management…

In the shadow of growing giants like Dallas-based USPI, Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners and Deerfield, Ill.-based SCA Health, a new ASC management model is emerging.

Two healthcare executives appear on Forbes' list of the 100 richest self-made women in 2022.