Author: Patsy Newitt

 As procedures increasingly move to the outpatient setting, ASC leaders are hopeful about the future of surgery centers in the next decade. 

Here are five key stats to know about cardiologist pay:

The New Mexico Legislature has passed a bill April 4 that expands the scope of anesthesiologist assistants. 

Bridgeport, W.Va.-based physician David Elwood Hess, MD, was indicted on 25 counts of unlawful controlled substance distribution and destroying evidence, the Justice Department said April 4. 

Charlotte and Buffalo, N.Y., often rank as some of the highest-earning cities for physician pay, according to Doximity's annual physician compensation reports. 

Boston consistently ranks as one of the lowest-earning cities for physician compensation, according to Doximity's annual physician compensation reports. 

Three ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss how declining reimbursements are affecting the ASC industry. 

Here are three leader's recent thoughts on spine surgery's migration to the outpatient setting:

Kenneth Nelson, MD, chief medical officer of Westchester, Ill.-based UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Medical Group, recently joined Becker's to discuss why physicians don't have more power in healthcare. 

From physician pay cuts to consolidation, here are three numbers making ASC leaders nervous: