Author: Patsy Newitt

Newtown Square, Pa.-based physician Charles Garo Avetian, MD, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for assisting in distributing controlled substances and submitting false income tax returns, DelCo Times reported Aug. 10. 

Cardiology is the highest-paying U.S. physician specialty, according to a Aug. 8 report from Forbes. 

Average certified registered nurse anesthetists pay dropped nearly 14 percent in the last year, according to Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare's 2022 "Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives."

Here are three anesthesiologists who've made headlines since July 11:

Here are seven key stats on anesthesiologist pay:

As supply and labor costs skyrocket, many ASC leaders are seeking new ways to drive revenue. 

Here are the biggest deals in 2022 that ASC leaders need to know about:

Vestavia Hills, Ala.-based Vestavia Medical Center, a multitenant facility that houses an ASC, has sold for $27.2 million, REBusiness Online reported Aug. 10. 

Four ASC projects costing more than $50 million have been announced in the first week of August. 

While private equity investment can provide stable funding and allow practices to be innovative, it may be incompatible with physician practice ethics and sustainability, the American Medical Association wrote in a recent blog post.