Author: Patsy Newitt

Anesthesiologist Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz's, MD, license has been suspended following the investigation into the death of a fellow anesthesiologist and complications several patients suffered during routine surgeries at a Dallas ASC, CBS 11 reported Sept. 9. 

In 2021, physicians in physician-owned practices outproduced their hospital peers in six of the seven measured specialties, according to Medical Group Management Association's September 2022 report, "Performance and Practices of Successful Medical Groups."

Multispecialty practices made the most revenue per physician in 2021 compared with other physician practice sites, according to Medical Group Management Association's Sept. 2022 report, "Performance and Practices of Successful Medical Groups."

Five lawsuits have been filed against healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group and its health insurance arm UnitedHealthcare in the last month — including from three ASCs. 

Rhode Island is the top-paying state for physician assistants, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey released March 31.

Here are 14 new ASCs Becker's has reported on since Aug. 1:

Physician assistants who work in scientific research and development services are the highest paid, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey released March 31.

Physicians are expecting to see a 4.42 percent pay cut in January with the proposed 2023 Medicare physician payment schedule, and paired with rising operating costs and inflation, this could further destabilize Medicare, according to a Sept. 8 article from…

Matthew Steven Miller, DO,  was sentenced to a year in prison for illegally prescribing Xanax, the U.S. Justice Department said Sept. 7.

Dallas police are investigating the death of an anesthesiologist who worked at an ASC where a potentially compromised IV bag was found, The Dallas Morning News reported Sept. 7.