ASCs are increasingly frustrated by the payment disparity between ASCs and hospitals, and many feel that without legislative change, surgery centers will falter.
Author: Patsy Newitt
A Texarkana, Ark., physician was sentenced to 87 months in prison for illegal prescription.
The pay gap between private practice and employed physicians has hit an all-time low, according to Medical Economics' 2024 Physician Report published Aug. 14.
Most physicians' malpractice premiums are between $10,000 and $19,999, according to Medical Economics' 2024 Physician Report published Aug. 14.
ASCs could face an increase in volume as hospitals continue to close amid financial troubles.
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A Los Angeles man has been accused of impersonating a physician and performing a surgery in July 2021.
WalletHub named North Dakota as the hardest-working state in a new analysis published by Aug. 26.
Concierge practice physicians are the highest-paid physicians by practice type, according to Medical Economics' 2024 Physician Report published Aug. 14.
A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to his role in a $7.8 million durable medical equipment fraud and kickback scheme.
UnitedHealth Group, parent company of Optum, is one of the potential buyers of Brentwood, Tenn.-based ASC operator Surgery Partners, Bloomberg reported Aug. 23.