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7 ASC MANAGEMENT The best hospitals for ophthalmology in every state from 'U.S. News' By Eric Oliver U .S. News & World Report released its 2020 Best Hospital rankings. Here are the 22 states where U.S. News ranked best hospitals for ophthalmology. Alabama: UAB Callahan Eye Hospital in Birmingham California: Stein and Doheny Eye Institutes, UC Los Angeles Medical Center Colorado: UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora Florida: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute-University of Miami Hospital and Clinics Georgia: Emory University Hospital in Atlanta Illinois: University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago Iowa: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City Maryland: Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospi- tal in Baltimore Massachusetts: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston Michigan: Kellogg Eye Center-Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor Minnesota: Mayo Clinic in Rochester Missouri: Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis New York: New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai in New York City North Carolina: Duke University Hospital in Durham Ohio: Cole Eye Institute at Cleveland Clinic Oklahoma: Dean McGee Eye Institute at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City Oregon: OHSU Casey Eye Institute in Portland Pennsylvania: Wills Eye Hospital at omas Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia Tennessee: Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville Texas: UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas Utah: John A. Moran Eye Center at University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics in Salt Lake City n Feds accuse UPMC surgeons of illegal billing, failure to properly obtain patient consent — 3 details By Angie Stewart A federal lawsuit unsealed in June alleged that UPMC ille- gally billed CMS for cases in which surgeons neglected to obtain proper patient consent, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Three things to know: 1. Plaintiffs in the civil lawsuit include HHS, CMS and Diana Zaldonis, who is the former lead research coordinator in UPMC's Cardiothoracic Transplantation division. The case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in September 2019. 2. Ms. Zaldonis, who became lead research coordinator in 2006, alleged she was dismissed in January 2019 in retaliation for reporting that surgeons were having resident physicians, fellows, nurse practitioners and physician assistants obtain patient con- sent, without talking to patients themselves. 3. By billing for cases where surgeons had not personally ob- tained informed patient consent, the suit alleged, UPMC and the surgeons violated federal law, state law and UPMC policy. The plaintiffs want UPMC to be fined for damages, and Ms. Zaldonis is asking to be reinstated with back pay. n 8 statistics on ASC leader pay: 53% make $120,000+ By Laura Dyrda ASC leaders are reporting an increase in annual compensation in 2020, according to OR Manager's "2020 Career & Salary Survey." Here is the breakdown of ASC leaders' salaries: 1. Less than $80,000: 11 percent 2. $80,000-$89,999: 6 percent 3. $90,000-$99,999: 9 percent 4. $100,000-$119,999: 20 percent 5. $120,000-$149,999: 33 percent 6. $150,000-$174,999: 7 percent 7. $175,000-$199,999: 6 percent 8. More than $200,000: 7 percent The report noted the number of ASC leaders reporting $120,000 to $149,999 was up from 23 percent in 2019 to 33 percent in 2020; the number of leaders reporting $200,000 or more in annual compensation also jumped from 3 percent in 2019 to 7 percent in 2020. The average raise in 2020 was 3 percent, and the average ASC leader oversees 35 full-time employees, with 29 being clinical employees. n