The highest-paid cardiologist in Louisville, Ky., earns $1,273,700, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $454,940 cardiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here are the salaries the five…
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued Cincinnati-based Mercy Health, alleging the health system fired a Jewish orthopedic surgeon because of his religion and race shortly after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel. The lawsuit, filed Sept. 24,…
The U.S. is projected to face a shortage of 27,940 surgeons by 2038, and vascular surgery is expected to be hit hardest, according to a study from the American College of Surgeons. The researchers called it the first unified assessment…
An increasing share of healthcare payment now carries downside risk, and CMS has signaled more to come: greater provider-held risk, more mandatory models and quality reporting with real financial consequences. But the pressure isn’t confined to value-based care. The same…
Oct 28, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Anthony Spano, Executive Director, Value-Based Care, athenahealth
- Poonam Desai, Vice President Regional Ambulatory Operations and Clinic Integration, UChicago Medicine
- Dani Chickerella, MSM, RD, Chief of Clinical Strategy & System Delivery, University Hospitals
- Gene Quinn, MD, MPH, CEO, Envoy Integrated Health; Non-Invasive Cardiologist, Alaska Heart and Vascular Institute
- Nicole Bradberry, Chief Executive Officer; ValueH Network, Florida Association of ACOs, Texas Association of ACOs
As anesthesia staffing pressures continue to challenge ASCs, some leaders are looking for ways to build more stable teams while maintaining greater control over costs and care delivery. For Lori Pagan, CEO of Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Orthopaedics NorthEast, that has…
Health systems are under pressure to code more accurately, accelerate the revenue cycle and do more with the coding staff they have. Point automation helped — but adding a separate tool for each coding type doesn’t scale. Autonomous coding has…
Oct 27, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- MeChelle Walker, BSHA, Global product owner, outpatient autonomous coding, Solventum
- Rebecca Caux, BFA, CPC, Global product owner, professional autonomous coding, Solventum
- Shawn Wells, RHIT, CHDA, Global product owner, inpatient autonomous coding, Solventum
Gastroenterology practices are hiring more advanced practice providers to cover the growing physician shortage, but many can’t keep them, according to a report from the American College of Gastroenterology’s Workforce of the Future Task Force. The report was published Sept.…
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health is planning to open an ASC at its Pleasanton (Calif.) Care Complex. The 64,000-square-foot care complex, which opened to patients Sept. 21, provides services including orthopedics, ophthalmology, gastroenterology and general surgery, according to a Sept. 25…
Patients who had an appendectomy for acute appendicitis had a 58% lower relative risk of a later colorectal cancer diagnosis than similar patients treated with antibiotics alone, according to new research set to be presented at the American College of…
Anesthesia groups are increasingly insisting on contracts built on revenue guarantees. The share of ASCs expecting to pay anesthesia stipends jumped from 28% in 2024 to 44% in 2025, according to a VMG Health report, a 57% increase in a…