St. Louis-based Esse Health, an independent physician group with 45 locations, has agreed to pay $2.53 million to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from a 2025 data breach, according to a May 19 report from Claim Depot. The cybersecurity incident…
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Fort Worth, Texas-based Radiology Associates of North Texas projected more than $51 million in avoidable administrative costs tied to current No Surprises Act arbitration batching rules and unpaid Independent Dispute Resolution awards. In a May 19 news release, the physician-owned…
Noncompete agreements have become a highly contentious component of physician contracting discussions as many argue that they stifle competition between healthcare organizations and have a disproportionate negative impact on physicians in rural communities. While a national ban on noncompetes at…
Orthopedic surgeons are playing an increasingly influential role in shaping national healthcare policy as debates around physician reimbursement, value-based care, consolidation and access to musculoskeletal services intensify. From Capitol Hill to major medical societies, orthopedic leaders are helping guide policy…
Plans for an outpatient care center in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, are advancing after the project secured $50 million in the state budget, according to a May 18 report by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. The outpatient center is part of a partnership announced…
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Prior authorization processes continue to produce frustration and a sense of burden among physicians, according to the American Medical Association’s “2025 AMA Prior Authorization Physician Survey” released May 13. The AMA’s survey collected responses from 1,000 practicing physicians across a…
Glendora (Calif.) Surgery Center has experienced a data breach affecting patient information after an unauthorized party accessed part of its computer network between Nov. 29 and Dec. 3, 2025, according to a May 18 report published by Claim Depot. The…
Massachusetts has the highest hourly mean wage for surgical technologists in the U.S., and Minnesota has the highest hourly mean wage for surgical techs after adjusting for cost of living, according to data published May 2026 by the Bureau of…
Spine surgery is rapidly evolving as minimally invasive procedures, robotics, motion-preserving implants and AI-driven technologies transform how complex spinal conditions are treated. Across the eastern U.S., spine surgeons are leading advances in research, surgical innovation and patient care while helping…
Fayetteville, N.C.-based Cumberland County Hospital System has filed a certificate-of-need application to relocate 11 operating rooms from Fayetteville Ambulatory Surgery Center to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, according to a May 14 report by CBS affiliate WNCN. The proposal…