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Inside one behavioral health CEO’s decision to automate revenue cycle operations

There was no single metric that told Dr. Mary Affee her practice had outgrown its operations, and that was the frustrating part. She had built Horizon Integrated Wellness in Cary, N.C., from the ground up as a clinician. The systems…

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Dr. Mary Affee, Founder and CEO, Horizon Integrated Wellness
Shikhar Khanna, Founding Member, Nanonets Health

The dollar-by-dollar cost of physician employment

Hospital-employed physicians command significantly higher commercial reimbursement rates than independent peers across every specialty, with a $92 average gap in blended evaluation and management rates in the Chicago market, and the cost difference extends well beyond the professional fee, according…

Are physicians happy with the state of the medical industry?

More than 60% of physicians are not satisfied with how the medical profession deals with work-life balance, according to a new report from Medscape. “State of the Medical Profession Index Report 2026,” published Aug. 28, surveyed more than 1,000 physicians…

Kansas chiropractor pleads guilty to healthcare fraud

A Kansas chiropractor has pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud for submitting insurance claims to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City for chiropractic services that were never provided to patients, the Justice Department said in an Aug. 27 news…

Rural health group to develop ambulatory surgery-focused hub in Arkansas

North Arkansas Rural Health Consortium is planning a regional hub centered around Vitality Plus Ambulatory Surgery in Baxter County, Ark. The organization received a $1 million grant as part of $93.6 million in funding through the Promoting Access Coordination and…

Man accused of stealing $35K in surgical cameras from Florida hospitals

Palm Beach County prosecutors have charged Justin Philip Sulish, 46, with stealing surgical cameras and equipment from West Boca Medical Center and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center in Florida, CBS 12 reported Aug. 28. Investigators say Sulish, a Jupiter-based medical…

California ENT performs region's first awake cochlear implant surgery

Sacramento ear, nose and throat neurotologist Varun Varadarajan, MD, performed what he says is the first cochlear implant surgery in the Sacramento region done with the patient fully awake, CBS News reported Aug. 27. The procedure used local anesthesia instead…

Are ASCs the key to cardiology's access problem?

Cardiology has faced a worsening patient access problem over the last several years, with recent data showing that 46% of U.S. counties lack a practicing cardiologist. The shortage is more severe in rural areas, which only average 39.8 physicians per…

15 numbers to know on the anesthesia workforce shortage

Two-thirds of ASC leaders rank anesthesia coverage among their top three financial challenges in 2026, according to a new report from Medicus Healthcare Solutions, a locum tenens staffing firm. “The State of Anesthesia Care Delivery: Data, Trends, & Strategic Solutions”…

Why 5 hospitals, health systems delayed surgeries in 2026

From sterilization issues to a national blood donation crisis and cyberattacks, here’s why five hospitals have had to delay or cancel surgical procedures in 2026: 1. Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston diverted some surgical cases after state regulators identified…