The Mankato (Minn.) Surgery Center is planning a 70% expansion as patient demand continues to grow, according to a July 18 report from The Mankato Free Press. The center, which currently has four operating rooms, will add two more ORs.…
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More than 63% of physicians are already working in locum tenens or considering taking on a locum tenens role within the next five years, according to a report from Doximity. The “Physician Compensation Report 2025” from Doximity surveyed nearly 1,200…
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay the U.S. government $4,657,463.18 to resolve False Claims Act allegations tied to its ophthalmic drug DEXYCU. According to a July 17 news release by the Justice Department, the Waltham, Mass.-based company allegedly paid kickbacks…
Toledo, Ohio-based Wildwood Surgical Center provided notice of a data security breach that impacted patient information. On June 26, 2025, the center was alerted to suspicious activity on its network. After an investigation, it was determined that certain information was…
About half of physicians are experiencing burnout, and some specialties are burning out at a much higher rate, according to Medscape’s Physician Burnout & Depression Report for 2024. Having too many bureaucratic tasks, working too many hours and a lack…
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There are more practicing internal medicine physicians in the U.S. than any other specialty, with nearly 129,000 physicians, according to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges. In total, there are 1,032,365 active physicians in the U.S. across all…
Michael Shuler, MD, a hand and upper-extremity surgeon at Athens (Ga.) Orthopedic Clinic can perform an endoscopic carpal tunnel release in as little as five minutes. The incision is about 1 centimeter long. Patients typically wear a soft dressing for…
‘Hospitals without an outpatient footprint will struggle’: Health systems race to build ASC networks
Hospitals are generating more revenue, but a continued migration toward outpatient care and rising operating costs are accelerating one of healthcare’s biggest strategic shifts: investment in ambulatory surgery centers. Kaufman Hall’s latest “National Hospital Flash Report” found outpatient revenue per…
Massachusetts has the highest number of physicians per capita of any state for the second year in a row, according to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges. There are 485 physicians for every 100,000 residents in Massachusetts, according…
Gabriele Jasper, MD, founder of the Jasper Spine Institute in Brick Township, N.J., died in a plane crash July 13 in upstate New York. He was 70, according to a July 15 Jersey Shore Online report. Dr. Jasper was piloting…