Patsy Newitt

The trial for anesthesiologist Raynaldo Ortiz Jr., MD, who allegedly injected heart-stopping drugs into IV bags at Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas, has been set for Feb. 5, D Magazine reported Oct. 20. 

Self-employed female physicians on average earn $6,000 more per year than their employed counterparts, according to Medscape's 2023 Female Compensation Report.

Cancer physician David Hetzel, MD, is suing his former employer, Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital, alleging the hospital incorrectly reported him to the National Practitioner's Databank, Citizen Times reported Oct. 24. 

From positive work culture to a prioritization of self care, five ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss what is making them hopeful. 

Here are three controversial trends ASC industry leaders should know:

Noncompete clauses continue to be the target of lawsuits and action by state legislatures. 

Forty-seven ASCs in Florida made Newsweek's "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers" list, which ranks 550 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.

San Diego-based physician Tien Tan Vo, MD, was sentenced to three years of probation for his yearslong use of unapproved, misbranded cosmetic drugs, the Justice Department said Oct. 20. 

From nurse shortages to the decline of independent providers, five ASC leaders shared with Becker's what's making them nervous.

Primary care physicians saw a 18.3% jump in total cash compensation over the last five years, according to SullivanCotter's 2023 "Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey."