Author: Patsy Newitt

Amazon has been steadily expanding its healthcare footprint, making moves that span employee benefits, retail innovation and partnerships with major health systems.  From cutting health insurance costs for its workforce to extending One Medical collaborations, here are six Amazon healthcare…

A Clovis, Calif., podiatrist and a sales representative pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit healthcare fraud, the Justice Department said Sept. 23. What happened?

A physician in Bensalem, Pa., was sentenced to 168 months and must pay $4 million for his role in an illegal opioid fraud scheme, the Justice Department said in a Sept. 23 news release.  What happened?

Controlling costs while delivering high-quality care remains a pressing challenge for many ASCs.  From staffing pressures to shifting reimbursement models and rising supply costs, two leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the hardest costs to manage.  Question: What areas of cost…

Some leaders feel that Stark law and anti-kickback statutes, once intended to safeguard Medicare dollars, are now having an unintended effect: pushing active physicians out of healthcare leadership. Harry Severance, MD, adjunct assistant professor at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University School…

St. Louis-based Ascension is boosting its outpatient strategy, a pivot after years of acute care divestitures and operational realignment. Here are five things to know: 1. Ascension is in advanced talks to acquire Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg, one of the largest…

Here are three hospitals, health systems and medical groups who have announced plans to shutter clinics in the last three months: 1. Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System plans to close six clinics across southeastern Minnesota and transition care to…

Here are five anesthesiologists who have made headlines in the last two weeks: 1. The Washington State Medical Association has inaugurated Bridget Bush, MD, as its president. Dr. Bush is a practicing anesthesiologist at Optum Care Washington in Everett. In…

Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine Associates, one of the country’s largest independent neurosurgery practices, will officially join Atrium Health on Oct. 1.  Nearly 300 employees across seven Charlotte-area clinics will become part of the hospital system. Here are five…

Several health systems have called off or unwound partnerships since Aug. 1, citing financial pressures, regulatory uncertainty and shifting strategic priorities. 1. Bon Secours Mercy Health and Westchester Medical Center Health Network Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health and Valhalla, N.Y.-based…