Author: Patsy Newitt

Here are seven ASCs opened or announced in May, as reported by Becker's:

Forty-eight percent of anesthesiologists are taking on extra work to boost their pay, according to Medscape's 2024 "Anesthesiologist Compensation Report," published May 24. 

Charles Hatfield, the former CEO of Williamson (W.Va.) Memorial Hospital, has pleaded guilty to stealing hospital money for personal use. 

Primary care physicians in the West saw a 15.1% increase in pay from 2019 to 2023, according to the Medical Group Management Association's "Provider Compensation and Productivity Data Report."

Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC giant United Surgical Partners International, is one step closer to securing a 30-year lease for the 387-bed Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif., the Desert Sun reported.

Ten U.S. physicians appeared on Forbes' 38th annual list of the world's richest people.

From financial challenges, state law violations and reimbursement issues, many factors can contribute to hospitals shutting down.

General surgery is the ASC specialty that saw the highest pay jump between 2019 and 2023, according to the Medical Group Management Association's "Provider Compensation and Productivity Data Report" released May 28. 

Becker's has reported on three health systems in May that have either resolved or are facing Stark law allegations.

A Michigan physician was sentenced to five years in prison and must pay more than $1.9 million for a $5 million fraud scheme involving unnecessary sinus surgeries.