Patsy Newitt

Here are five private equity updates to know since Nov. 22:

Plastic surgery and orthopedics most frequently topped the list as the highest-paying physician specialty in the last five years, according to Medscape compensation reports. 

Orthopedic surgeon Andrew Dowd, MD, and lawyer George Constantine have been convicted of defrauding businesses and insurance companies in a $31 million trip-and-fall fraud scheme, the U.S. Justice Department said Dec. 16. 

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: