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West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Physician Partners of America and two of its top executives have agreed to pay $3.3 million to settle allegations that they violated noncompete contract provisions, according to a Justice News Flash report.
The Howard Hughes Corp., a real estate firm, plans to invest $325 million to develop the new Lakefront District in Columbia, Md., with $45.8M allocated to an 86,000-square-foot medical office building, Globest.com reported Feb. 8.
Orleans Community Health Medina (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital has absorbed the private practice of general surgeon John Misiti, MD, Buffalo Business First reported Feb. 1.
COVID-19 has accelerated the migration of independent physicians to hospital or corporation employment.
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The U.S. has 1.06 million active physicians, according to data published by the Kaiser Family Foundation Feb. 7.
Physicians in the Midwest earn the highest U.S. salaries, according to Physicians Thrive's 2022 Physician Compensation Report.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has reaccredited the Surgery Center at Southeastern Health Park in Lumberton, N.C., according to a Feb. 4 The Robesonian article.
Indiana was the leading state for malpractice lawsuits, according to Medscape's "Malpractice Report 2021."
Plastic surgeons continue to earn the highest average salaries among specialists, with orthopedic surgeons following close behind, according to Physicians Thrive's 2022 Physician Compensation Report.