Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal Health sees room to keep buying up independent GI and urology practices, with 80% to 90% of physicians in those specialties still unaffiliated with a management services organization, CEO Jason Hollar said during a September appearance at…
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Carbondale-based Southern Illinois Health is planning a three-story medical office building to consolidate physician practices and outpatient clinics, according to a Sept. 18 report from The Southern Illinoisan. The 57,416-square-foot center will consolidate services and practices that are currently spread…
Gastroenterology & Hepatology of Central New York has notified individuals whose information may have been impacted in a data security incident. On or about March 6, 2026, Gastroenterology & Hepatology of Central New York experienced a data security incident with…
At least 27% of U.S. emergency departments are staffed by private equity-backed companies, according to a Sept. 18 report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project. The three largest ED staffing companies by volume, TeamHealth, US Acute Care Solutions and SCP…
The ASC industry has been on a steady growth path in recent years as ambulatory developments shift to the center of health system growth strategies and third-party groups continue to capitalize on opportunities for mergers and acquisitions in the space. …
Nearly every pediatric clinician surveyed this year expects zirconia crown use to rise, but far fewer are placing them today. A 2026 benchmark report drawn from 161 in-person responses from pediatric dentists, residents and dental team members at the American…
On April 24, Massachusetts finalized 101 CMR 347.00, the regulation that tells freestanding ASCs what MassHealth will pay them per procedure. The new rates applied to dates of service on or after May 1, 2026. The rule doesn’t set one…
Washington, DC has opted out of the federal physician supervision requirement for certified registered nurse anesthetists , becoming the 28th US jurisdiction to do so. Mayor Muriel Bowser approved the opt-out under the Health Occupations Revision General Amendment Act of…
Ambient AI has made outpatient documentation easier. But no solution has addressed the far more complex documentation of an inpatient stay in a way that serves both clinicians and downstream revenue cycle teams. One multi-hospital health system found a different…
Oct 7, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Faisal Chawla, MD, Medical Director for Clinical Documentation Integrity, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Physician Advisor for Utilization Management, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Ascension is selling its ownership stake in Mercy Care, an Arizona Medicaid insurer, to CVS Health-owned Aetna — the latest in a string of moves by the nonprofit hospital giant to exit non-core insurance businesses and redirect capital toward outpatient…