A woman disfigured after undergoing 11 unnecessary procedures at an ASC has reached a $3.36 million malpractice settlement, according to a June 6 report from Law.com. What happened? Becker’s has reached out to Special Surgery of Essex County, which is…
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The Oakland County Health Division has confirmed possible measles exposure for patients visiting a medical office building in Rochester Hills, Mich., according to a June 8 report from The Detroit News. Patients visiting the facility on June 3 between 8…
Total physician assistant compensation has risen by about 5% in the last year, growing from $142,000 in 2024 to $149,000 in 2025, according to Medscape’s “Behind the Salary Trends: Medscape Physician Assistant Compensation Report 2025,” published June 6. Here are…
Amid rapid technological development, economic and political shifts, one ASC leader joined Becker’s to share what he believes could be a watershed moment for the ASC industry. Editor’s note: This response has been lightly edited for clarity and length. Benjamin…
Warren, Ohio-based otolaryngology clinic The Lippy Group plans to permanently shutter June 20, according to a June 5 report from NBC affiliate WFMJ. After serving patients for more than 60 years, Lippy will shut down its main office and hearing-aid…
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While several challenges that physicians and health systems faced during the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 have improved over the last five years, healthcare leaders fear they may be worsening again. Here are five key challenges ASCs faced…
Rural areas of Tennessee lost hundreds of independent physicians between 2019 and 2024, according to a recent report by the Physicians Advocacy Institute. During that period, rural Tennessee lost 362 independent physicians and 344 independent medical practices. According to a…
Amid a changing healthcare landscape and a shifting regulatory and economic environment, several companies and health systems have made the decision to sell off existing assets for a number of different reasons. Here are why 10 major facilities have decided…
A federal judge in Chicago has ruled that healthcare practitioners and organizations may pursue lawsuits alleging that MultiPlan and a group of payers colluded to underpay providers by tens of billions of dollars. MultiPlan, a technology provider that rebranded as…
Family medicine remains the most common specialty among physician associates, according to the 2025 American Academy of Physician Associates Salary Survey. Data for the report draws from a survey of 9,789 non-retired PAs in the U.S. between Jan. 14 and…