Surgeons Choice Medical Center, a Southfield, Mich.-based facility, disclosed a data breach involving patients’ personal and medical information, according to an Aug. 21 filing with the Vermont attorney general’s office. The exposed data includes Social Security numbers and health records.…
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Portland-based Oath Surgical has performed the first Genio sleep apnea implant procedure in Oregon and the first in the Pacific Northwest to take place in an ASC setting, according to an Aug. 25 news release shared with Becker’s. The procedure…
Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corp. is facing a lawsuit from a Texas hospital employee who says she suffered severe hearing damage when a company representative’s endoscope demonstration ended in an explosion. Elizabeth Morell was on staff at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital-Plano…
Rochester (N.Y.) Surgery Center is now operated as an outpatient department of Rochester (N.Y.) General Hospital, leading to changes in the surgery center’s billing practices, according to an Aug. 21 report from WHEC. The transition took effect Aug. 1, with…
Physician pay has climbed across nearly every specialty over the past two years, but new compensation data released this year show the gains have not been shared evenly. Gaps between genders, generations and practice settings are not closing in several…
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Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) Medical Center opened a renovated nine-bed Same-Day Surgery Unit for eligible patients undergoing select orthopedic, colorectal and general surgeries. The unit supports patients recovering from procedures including shoulder, knee and hip replacements, colorectal surgery, hernia repair,…
A physician at Cogdell Family Clinic in Snyder, Texas will close his practice on Sept. 25, according to a notice posted to Cogdell Memorial Hospital and Clinics’ Facebook page. Kevin Hough, MD, will work to complete records and facilitate patient…
Corporate entities now employ 82% of U.S. physicians, and about nine out of 10 physicians in employed settings are reporting symptoms of burnout, according to a new survey. The Physicians Advocacy Institute and Healthsperien’s Center for Health Research, Policy &…
Health systems’ investment in employed physicians has held remarkably steady over the past year, according to Kaufman Hall’s Q2 2026 Physician Flash Report, which analyzed data from more than 200,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) across 100-plus specialties.…
A federal judge in Illinois is weighing whether to certify a class of former senior-level healthcare workers who allege that no-poach agreements among DaVita, Surgical Care Affiliates and United Surgical Partners International suppressed their wages, Hall Benefits Law reported Aug.…