Author: Patsy Newitt

Self-employed cardiologists consistently outearn their employed counterparts in five major U.S. cities, according to Medscape's physician salary explorer.

ASCs in the South and Midwest pay the most for drugs and supplies, according to VMG Health's "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study" for 2022.

Many physicians blame lapses in medical school education with creating a generation of physicians who don't understand the "business of medicine." 

An application to build a $8.3 million medical office building in Sugar Land, Texas, has been submitted to the Texas Department of Licensing, Community Impact reported March 15. 

Seven federal government updates from the last two weeks: 

Salem (Ohio) Regional Medical Center is seeking city council approval of financing bonds to help pay for a $45 million surgical facility it's building in Columbiana, Ohio, Morning Journal News reported March 16. 

Medicare payments to ASCs dropped 6.4 percent between 2019 and 2020, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's March report to Congress. 

For Rajiv Sharma, MD, understanding the physicians you are working with is key to success. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare ended 2021 with 125 ASCs, four more than the company had at the end of 2020, according to 2021 financial results. 

ASCs in the South pay most for employee salaries and wages, according to VMG Health's "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study" for 2022.