Author: Patsy Newitt

Public health and preventive medicine most frequently topped the list as the lowest-paying physician specialty in the last five years, according to Medscape compensation reports. 

Medscape laid out physicians' tax burdens in its "Physicians and Taxes Report 2022."

Urology was named the most stressful job in the country, according to a report from the Labor Department's Occupational Network. 

Here are five key trends ASC leaders need to know in 2023:

Chicago-based Benjamin Toh, MD, has been charged for his role in a more than $9.5 million healthcare fraud scheme, the Justice Department said Dec. 14. 

Being an anesthesiologist assistant is the third most stressful job in the county, according to a report from the Labor Department's Occupational Network. 

Here are the eight most interesting physician group deals this year:

CMS' 2023 Medicare fee schedule will affect chronic pain practices and some anesthesia and critical care providers, Tony Mira, CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, wrote in a Dec. 6 blog post.  

Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners and Deerfield, Ill.-based SCA Health are three of the biggest ASC chains in the country. 

Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group and parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, made six huge deals this year totaling more than $8 billion, focusing on physician groups and value-based care.