New legislation out of the Colorado state Senate takes effect Aug. 6, 2026, and will place significant restrictions on noncompete agreements for healthcare providers, ColoradoBiz reported Aug. 4. Here are four things to know about the new restrictions: 1. The…
ASC News
Rochester, Minn., is the highest-paying metropolitan area for physicians, according to Doximity’s “Physician Compensation Report 2025.” Doximity examined data from about 230,000 survey responses over the past six years, including responses from 37,000 U.S. physicians in 2024. Here are the…
Discectomy is a common outpatient spinal procedure, but for patients with large annular defects (>5mm), outcomes can be unpredictable and sometimes devastating. In a session at Becker’s 22nd Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference,…
August marks National ASC Month, a time to educate policymakers about the vital role ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) play in the U.S. healthcare system. It’s an opportunity to highlight what sets ASCs apart from other care settings, from their high-quality…
Neurosurgeons are the highest-paid physician specialty in 2025, earning an average of nearly $750,000 annually, according to Doximity’s “Physician Compensation Report 2025.” Neurosurgery was the only specialty to eclipse an average annual salary of $700,000, but five other physician specialties…
Advertisement
Michael Gainey, MD, a physician in Cynthia, Ky., was sentenced to 80 months in prison for unlawfully distributing controlled substances. Practicing as a family medicine specialist, Dr. Gainey treated and prescribed controlled substances to a number of patients who were…
Pittsburgh-based UPMC and national urgent care provider GoHealth Urgent Care have launched 81 UPMC-GoHealth Urgent Care centers across Pennsylvania and West Virginia, expanding access to on-demand care through a new joint venture. The centers — many formerly MedExpress, UPMC Urgent…
While physicians are increasingly shifting towards hospital, health system or private equity-owned practices, the state of independent practice looks different from specialty to specialty. Here’s where independent practice stands across five physician specialties: Anesthesiology Cardiology Gastroenterology Ophthalmology Orthopedics
Covington, La.-based Avala, a physician-led and physician-owned hospital, provided notice of a cybersecurity incident. The hospital discovered the incident had impacted its IT systems on May 30, according to a July 28 news release from Avala. Once it identified the…
Here are 10 updates on moves by payers for ASCs to know in July, as reported by Becker’s: 1. UnitedHealth Group is complying with criminal and civil investigations by the Justice Department regarding its Medicare Advantage business, according to a…