Reimbursement math, Stark law enforcement and a push for pay transparency are colliding to change how physicians get paid this year. Here are five things to know about the forces behind physician compensation in 2026. 1. Physicians are working more…
ASC News
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee advanced the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act on July 22 in a 21-1 vote, sending healthcare price transparency legislation to the full Senate floor, The Center Square reported July 22. Sens. Roger…
ASCs have become widely accepted as safe and efficient lower-cost settings for a growing list of surgical procedures. As the industry continues to grow, facility design and architectural innovation are becoming key in keeping up with patient expectations and a…
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…
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…
Advertisement
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…
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,…