Author: Patsy Newitt

The outlook for the ASC industry looks positive in the coming years, but challenges remain. 

Emergency room physician Dylan Rylak, MD, and two physician groups are being sued for $2.4 million in a medical malpractice suit that claims the physician missed signs of a patient having a stroke, the Staunton News Leader reported Aug. 9. 

Here are six stats to know about how nurse pay stacks up compared to CEO pay: 

Cataract removal was the most common ASC procedure by the total number of charges in 2022, according to July 26 data from Definitive Healthcare. 

Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health 20 percent of leadership positions, along with other positions, due to economic trends. 

Psychiatry is the fastest-growing physician specialty, according to projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

CMS is floating a 3.34 percent conversion factor decrease in its proposed 2024 Medicare physician fee schedule, and some leaders say this could be the final straw in recruiting young physicians. 

The Texas Medical Association has for a third time won a legal challenge over the No Surprises Act. 

Anesthesiologists are the slowest-growing physician specialty, according to projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Three hospitals have announced they are closing their emergency departments since May 2, pointing to a larger trend of hospitals ending services.