Technical skill is the most common contributing factor in malpractice claims against general surgeons. Claims tied to communication, however, carry the highest average payment, at about $400,000. Napa ...

Only 33% of ASC-eligible procedures in the Philadelphia region have moved to surgery centers, compared with 56% nationally, according to Regent Surgical data drawn from a Kythera Labs analysis. Regent ...

The U.S. ASC market will grow from $49.19 billion in 2026 to $84.17 billion by 2035, according to an Oct. 8 analysis from Ottawa-based Precedence Research. The market is projected to expand at a 6.15% ...

Nearly three decades after researchers first documented that surgeons are paid more for male-specific procedures than comparable female-specific ones, the gap has barely narrowed, and experts say it ...

On Oct. 6, federal regulators finalized updates to the Transparency in Coverage rule, which governs the pricing data health insurers and employer health plans must publish. While the rule places no ...

Just 10% of the physician and advanced practitioner search engagements AMN Healthcare conducted took place in communities of 100,000 or more, down from 70% a year earlier, according to a Sept. 16 ...

Birmingham, Ala.-based Baptist Health has signed a lease as a lead tenant for the Riverwalk Health & Wellness Center in Hoover, Ala., according to an Oct. 7 report from AL.com.  Baptist Health will ...

A podiatrist formerly based in New York has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for his role in a scheme that defrauded Amtrak’s health care plan, as well as for unlawfully distributing opioids and ...

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association named 10 ASC leaders to its 2026 10 Under 40 list, released in October. This is the second year of the program. Nominees had to be ASCA members or work at an ...

UnitedHealthcare recently sent letters to members across the country mistakenly informing them that eight physicians had died, as first reported by The Minnesota Star Tribune on Oct. 7. According to ...

Physician pay has climbed steadily in recent years amid specialty shortages and a competitive recruiting market. Medscape’s 2026 Physician Wealth and Debt Report, which surveyed 5,916 physicians ...

Private equity and corporate buyers have turned gastroenterology into one of the most consolidated specialties in outpatient care. Here are five of the largest GI groups to know: 1. GI Alliance ...