In 2024, a plurality of ASC leaders earned between $110,000 and $119,999 annually before bonuses, according to a February report from Outpatient Surgery Magazine. The magazine surveyed 101 outpatient surgery leaders between December 2024 and January 2025, finding that a…
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When it comes to the state of business in 2025, over one-quarter of ASCs report doing “just OK” headed into 2025, according to a February report from Outpatient Surgery Magazine. The magazine surveyed 101 outpatient surgery leaders between December and…
A $25.6 million malpractice lawsuit against orthopedic surgeon Richard Edelson, MD, is now underway, NBC affiliate KGW8 reported March 11. The lawsuit was filed by former Portland (Ore.) Timbers goalkeeper Jake Gleeson, who alleged that a 2018 surgery ended his…
ASC management organization AmSurg has introduced a series of new company values that will guide care at its partner ASCs, of which there are more than 250. The four new values include care deeply, cultivate integrity, champion excellence and celebrate…
A physician, several home health agencies and a laboratory have been indicted for their role in a $7.8 million fraud and kickback scheme scheme. Maria Batilo, MD, was indicted for allegedly participating in illegal kickback arrangements and submitting fraudulent Medicaid…
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Coeur D’Alene, Idaho-based Kootenai Health and Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System have partnered to open a new medical campus in Post Falls, Idaho. The 30-acre Prairie Medical Campus will house a micro-hospital, an ASC, clinic offices and lab services, with…
Arkansas has become the sixth state to ban noncompete agreements for physicians. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the bill into law on March 4. It is expected to go into effect in mid-July 2025. But it remains unclear whether the…
The White House has rescinded its nomination of former Florida Rep. Dave Weldon, MD, to serve as CDC director, according to a March 13 report from CNBC. Here are six things to know: 1. The White House withdrew Dr. Weldon’s…
Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota has made an offer to purchase Fairview (Minn.) Health Services’ stake in an outpatient joint venture, according to a March 12 report from The Minnesota Star Tribune. The venture operates out of an outpatient clinic and…
A Baton Rouge, La., man has pleaded guilty to falsely identifying himself as a physician. Samrat Mukherjee, a licensed paramedic with Acadian Ambulance Service, admitted to posing as a medical doctor and fabricating credentials, including a fake medical degree and…