Here are the number of physicians at five of the biggest gastroenterology-focused management service organizations: 

The highest paid cardiologist in Boston earns $921,200, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $421,330 cardiologists make, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Florida-based physician Janet Pettyjohn, DO, and her granddaughter, Shelly Gallagher, have been charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs and unlawful drug distribution.

Physician burnout is on the rise nationwide, with several factors leading practicing physicians to retire early, cut back on hours or leave medicine altogether. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners reported revenues of $674 million in the third quarter of this year, representing growth of 8.6% year over year.

The Sanford Bemidji (Minn.) Heart and Vascular Center has added Linda Gossett, MD, to its team of cardiologists, according to a Nov. 8 report by Park Rapids Enterprise.

While hospital systems have several key reasons to affiliate with ASCs, including cost reduction, physician enhancement and value-based care strategies, the key reason systems are affiliating is to increase their outpatient surgical capacity, according to the annual "Hospital Leadership ASC Survey," conducted by ASC expert group Avanza Healthcare Strategies and published on Nov. 8. 

The majority of hospitals and health systems are accelerating their ASC investment strategies, with more than 7 out of 10 systems intending to continue investing in and affiliating with ASCs moving forward, according to the annual "Hospital Leadership ASC Survey," conducted by ASC expert group Avanza Healthcare Strategies. 

The number of ASCs per capita is on the rise in 13 states based on U.S. Census Bureau population data from 2020 and 2022. 

Compass Surgical Partners and Jersey Shore ASC have partnered to manage an outpatient surgery center in Somers Point, N.J.

As healthcare continues to evolve, private practices must change with it. 

Quit rates are on the rise nationwide since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and healthcare is no exception. In July 2023, 1 in every 43 employees across every sector nationwide quit their jobs, according to research from resume specialist company ResumeBlaze based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. 

Here are six updates on ASC activity in the South that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 18:

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is opening a new medical campus with an ASC in Saratoga Springs, Utah.

The average Medicare Advantage beneficiary can choose from a total of 43 plans for the 2024 enrollment period, the same number of plan options as 2023, according to data from KFF published Nov. 8. 

Virginia Hospital Center has paid $21.5 million to acquire a six-story office property in Alexandria, Va., for use as an ASC and medical office building, according to a Nov. 7 report from the Commercial Observer. 

Raghav Bassi, MD, chief internal medicine resident at UCF-HCA Healthcare in Gainesville, Fla., has received honors for his research showing that southern U.S. states, which have the nation's highest obesity rates, also have the highest incidences of colon cancer. 

Medical device manufacturer Zimmer Biomet is keeping a close eye on the "rapid" shift of orthopedic and joint replacement cases to the ASC setting. 

Henri Ford, MD, dean and chief academic officer of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and an internationally recognized pediatric surgeon, was recently named the 104th president of the American College of Surgeons.

The American Medical Association has randomly selected physician practices and individual physicians to complete a patient-care hours survey that will ensure that practice expenses and patient-care hours are accurately reflected, according to a Nov. 7 report from the AMA.