Here are five updates that changed the landscape for colorectal cancer detection and treatment in 2024:

Effective Jan. 1, Pennsylvania will set limits to noncompete agreements in physicians' contracts for the first time, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Dec. 31. 

Union activity among physicians has skyrocketed in the last two years, according to a recent JAMA study. 

Becker's has reported on six hospitals or health systems shuttering services in the last month:

The healthcare industry is entering a transformative era as major legal and regulatory frameworks, including the Stark Law, face significant updates and reinterpretations.

Here are the supply chain updates ASC leaders need to know this week.

Here are six ophthalmology data breaches to know from 2024: 

Two physicians recently sued Hay, Kan.-based HaysMed, alleging issues in the noncompete clauses of their employment contracts. 

Katy, Texas-based Gastro Health & Nutrition has opened a new clinic location in Cypress, Texas, according to a Dec. 31 report from Community Impact.

Here are eight gastroenterologists who have made headlines in the last month:

Becker's reported on three hospital closures in December, which could shift how ASCs in these markets operate. 

An Arkansas-based drug wholesaler will pay $1.5 million to settle allegations it violated the kickback laws through a scheme where it submitted fraudulent bills to federal workers compensation programs for pain creams. 

Here are over 150 new ASCs that were announced or opened in 2024, as reported by Becker's:

Here are five gastroenterology data breaches to know from 2024: 

Here is a state-by-state breakdown of hospital and health system layoffs that took place or were announced in 2024, as reported by Becker's:

Aetna has filed a lawsuit against Radiology Partners and Mori, Bean and Brooks, RP's Jacksonville, Fla.-based affiliate, alleging a fraud scheme that resulted in overpayments totaling tens of millions of dollars, according to court documents obtained by Becker's. 

A medical office building leased by an Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist clinic has been purchased by a Raleigh, N.C.-based optometrist, according to a Dec. 26 report from the Triad Business Journal.

As anesthesia reimbursements continue to sink, many leaders are concerned about the potential ripple effects on patients, physicians and ASCs. 

Tenet Healthcare's United Surgical Partners International is the largest ASC chain in the country by number of physicians. 

Amazon Medical has been sued by the family of a late California man, who allegedly died after a virtual healthcare visit with the company.