Martin Evers, MD, a former physician in Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for unlawfully prescribing oxycodone, fentanyl, and methadone to three patients, including one woman who died as a result of using the drugs.
Author: Cameron Cortigiano
The highest paid cardiologist in Pittsburgh earns $717,700, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $421,330 cardiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The net inflation adjustment for ASCs is 3.1% in 2024, a full percentage point higher than the average since 2015.
More than 50% of physicians would be willing to take less pay in exchange for better work-life balance, according to Medscape's "Physician Lifestyle and Happiness Report 2024," published Feb. 13.
Here are nine headlines on anesthesiology the ASC industry should know, as reported by Becker's since Jan. 3:
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The highest paid ophthalmologist in Nashville, Tenn., earns $648,500, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $265,450 ophthalmologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Healthgrades released its top 74 hospitals for vascular surgery in 2024.
Malvern, Pa.-based Azura Vascular Care, which operates 70 outpatient clinics and ASCs across 25 states, was impacted by a cybersecurity incident.
Here are eight openings and expansions of ASCs and medical buildings in Florida, California and New York that Becker's has reported on since Jan. 5:
The highest paid cardiologist in New York City, the most populated city in the U.S., earns $812,800, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool.