Author: Patsy Newitt

Parker Fillmore, MD, a trauma surgeon and former trauma medical director at Boise, Idaho-based Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, is suing the hospital for wrongful termination and enforcing a noncompete clause that prevents him from working at other local hospitals,…

As the healthcare landscape continues to shift toward outpatient, health systems are rapidly expanding their ASC strategies.  Here are five organizations are leading the way in reshaping what the ASC of the future looks like: Sutter Health  Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter…

A Kernersville, N.C., clinic owner has agreed to pay $4.7 million to resolve healthcare fraud allegations, according to a May 3 news release from the Justice Department. The payment is part of a consent judgment and is subject to a…

In 2025, 28% of physicians report thinking about leaving the medical profession at least once a week, a 22% decrease from 2024, according to Athenahealth’s 2025 Physician Sentiment Survey. The Harris Poll surveyed 1,001 physicians — consisting of 750 primary…

Consolidation is skyrocketing in gastroenterology, particularly with private equity – nearly 10% of U.S. gastroenterologists are part of PE-backed practices, according to a 2023 study published in Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Here are five major private equity transactions shaping the gastroenterology…

Just 42% of physicians say their organization is on stable financial footing, according to 2025 Physician Sentiment Survey. The Harris Poll conducted the survey between Jan. 2 and Jan. 15, gathering responses from 1,001 physicians — including 750 primary care…

Oakland-based Kaiser Permanente Northern California has more than doubled its colorectal cancer screening rates over the past two decades — from 37.4% in 2000 to 79.8% in 2019 — through a proactive outreach program that has also significantly reduced mortality.…

Longmeadow-based The Hand Center of Western Massachusetts will close June 1, according to a notice posted on the practice’s website.  The closure is attributed to “sudden unexpected staffing issues” that have disrupted operations. “The matter has reached a critical point…

From labor contracts to new leadership appointments, here are nine things Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente have done in the last month:  1. Roughly 2,400 mental health workers ended a strike that began Oct. 21, after reaching a tentative labor contract…

President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal, released May 2, outlines a $160 billion reduction in non-defense federal spending. Here are five things ASCs need to know: 1. Major cuts to NIH and CDC: The budget proposes nearly halving…