East Lansing-based Michigan Surgical Center has disclosed a data breach that may have exposed personal information, according to a July 21 report from Claim Depot. On June 3, 2026, a ransomware group posted that it had obtained data from the…
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Orthopedic medtech company Smith+Nephew has launched ASC Solutions, an enterprise strategy to help ASCs realize key objectives of cost optimization, quality and performance. The program provides ASCs with expertise, differentiated procedural technologies, and advanced data and analytics to fuel growth…
The rules around physician and healthcare worker noncompetes are changing faster than most employment contracts get reviewed, with at least six states enacting new restrictions or bans in 2026. Several more states are actively considering legislation — while the FTC…
North Dakota has the highest hourly mean wage for physicians in the U.S., and remains on top when adjusting for cost of living, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Below are the mean annual and hourly…
Ogdensburg, N.Y.-based North Star Health Alliance will hold a public hearing July 30 in Watertown on its plan to close North Country Orthopaedic Group’s ASC, one of three hearings scheduled the week of July 28 on the bankrupt system’s broader…
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Legal pressure on orthopedic and spine providers came from multiple directions in the second quarter, spanning payer fraud suits, a kickback guilty plea and a device liability claim. Here are five orthopedic lawsuits to know from second-quarter 2026:
The average signing bonus for physicians is nearly $40,000, according to a report from AMN Healthcare. The “2025 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives” collected data from 1,420 permanent physician and advanced practitioner recruitment requests from April 1,…
The Mankato (Minn.) Surgery Center is planning a 70% expansion as patient demand continues to grow, according to a July 18 report from The Mankato Free Press. The center, which currently has four operating rooms, will add two more ORs.…
More than 63% of physicians are already working in locum tenens or considering taking on a locum tenens role within the next five years, according to a report from Doximity. The “Physician Compensation Report 2025” from Doximity surveyed nearly 1,200…
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay the U.S. government $4,657,463.18 to resolve False Claims Act allegations tied to its ophthalmic drug DEXYCU. According to a July 17 news release by the Justice Department, the Waltham, Mass.-based company allegedly paid kickbacks…