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:
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Fresno, Calif.-based Community Health System will partner with Sound Physicians for hospitalist services, effective Sept. 1, The Fresno Bee reported July 17. It is not immediately clear how many physicians will be affected by the change. A Community Health System…
Several health systems and hospitals have recently opened new gastroenterology centers or expanded their service offerings to meet patient demand. Here are six updates from five healthcare organizations: 1. Nashville, Tenn.-based TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center cut the ribbon on…
Billing and payment are among the most complex aspects of day-to-day administrative work for ASC leaders — and it’s rarely due to the ASC itself. Ellen Rostron, business operations manager at Boston Out-Patient Surgical Suites, told Becker’s that a common…
Washington has the highest annual median wage for cardiologists of any state, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In total, there were six states where the median wage for cardiologists was more than $600,000. Below are the…
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,…
Physician ownership has been in decline for more than a decade. Just 42.4% of physicians worked in private practice as of 2024, down from 60.1% in 2012, according to the American Medical Association’s Physician Practice Benchmark Survey. Additionally, between 2019…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Montecito Medical has acquired a four-property medical office building portfolio that is leased to several physician groups. The portfolio, which encompasses 86,135 square feet, is fully leased to Orthopedic Health of Kansas City, Kansas City Urology Care and…
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.…
Nearly half of U.S. hospitals now offer remote patient monitoring (RPM) services. The next challenge is turning those programs into better chronic disease management, stronger patient engagement and measurable outcomes. In fact, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)…
Aug 20, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Presented by:
Presenters:
- Lucienne Ide, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, Health Recovery Solutions
- Lindsey Valenzuela, PharmD, APh, BCACP, VP Population Health Integration, Desert Oasis Healthcare
- Zsolt Kulcsar DO, MPH, MBA, CPE, Vice President Virtual Health, Emory Healthcare