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Boise-based Idaho Gastroenterology Associates has partnered with WovenX Health to reduce specialty care delays and expand access across Southern Idaho.…
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Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is coming off a stronger financial year, but it’s also navigating major scrutiny and labor unrest. In recent weeks, the health system reported improved operating results, agreed to a record Medicare Advantage fraud settlement…
Here are four hospitals and health systems laying off employees in the month of February, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda Health System shared plans to lay off 187 full-time employees, citing funding cuts related to H.R. 1.…
New York City-based Manhattan Surgery Center has partnered with Greater New York Anesthesia Services for anesthesia care at its facility. The multispecialty surgery center provides care to 4,000 to 5,000 patients each year. GNYAS will provide anesthesia services for all…
Leadership shifts and a closely watched legal ruling are putting anesthesiologists in the spotlight nationwide. From department chair transitions to a federal appeals court decision on out-of-network reimbursement, here are five anesthesiologists making headlines: 1. Talmage Egan, MD, is stepping…
Cleveland-based Woodside Health has acquired Greenfield Medical Office Building, a 29,828-square-foot outpatient facility in Gilbert, Ariz., near Phoenix, according to a March 3 Commercial Property Executive report. The single-story property was fully leased at the time of sale and marks…
Roya Jafari-Hassad, MD, was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment for prescribing oxycodone pills without a legitimate medical purpose and fraudulently billing insurance providers for procedures that were never performed, according to a March 2 news release from the U.S.…
Dennis Bierle has been selected as the new senior vice president for outpatient clinic operations for Gainsville-based UF Health, the Alachua Chronicle reported March 2. In this role, Mr. Bierle will work to create a more unified approach to the…
Little Rock, Ark.-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has appointed Srikanth Vallurupalli, MD, as director of the division of cardiovascular medicine. Dr. Vallurupalli is an associate professor in the division and has led the organization’s cardiovascular medicine fellowship program…
A new study published in JAMA found that a new Medicare add-on billing code boosted pay significantly for specialists. The study analyzed Medicare claims data from 2024, the first year that the G22111 was introduced. The code was billed 26…
Port St. Lucie-based Florida Coast Medical Center has announced plans to expand its outpatient capabilities with an ASC later in 2026, South Florida Hospital News reported March 2. A medical office building and multispecialty center adjacent to the hospital campus…
