Many physicians are bound by noncompete agreements that can lock them out of entire regions, sometimes blocking access to dozens of hospitals at once. “Noncompetes and the way that they’re used serve as a blanket restrictive covenant for physicians when…
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Close to 70% of all counties in the U.S. do not have an active gastroenterologist, according to a new workforce report from Medicus Healthcare Solutions. The report, Addressing the Gastroenterologist Shortage, collected national workforce data and examined geographic disparities. Here…
Salina (Kansas) Regional Health is seeking local government approval to redevelop a zoning lot to construct a new ASC and medical clinic, The Salina Post reported May 29. The hospital must seek approval due to a redevelopment of the city-owned…
Cleveland Clinic has appointed Miguel Regueiro, MD, as executive vice president and enterprise chief of staff, effective June 1. Dr. Regueiro has served as chief of Cleveland Clinic’s Digestive Disease Institute since 2021 and will report directly to CEO and…
Joint replacement surgery continues to evolve as advances in robotics, computer-assisted navigation, implant design and outpatient care improve outcomes for patients with hip, knee and shoulder arthritis. Across the U.S., orthopedic surgeons are helping drive these innovations through clinical research,…
From burn centers to labor and delivery units, hospitals and health systems across the country are pulling back on services, and in some cases, inpatient care entirely. At least six facilities have announced closures or conversions in the last months,…
Health systems are entering the ASC space at a rapid pace, but many are arriving with the wrong playbook. According to Steve Hockert, Southlake, Texas-based ASC developer Solara, the cultural and structural assumptions that health systems carry into joint ventures…
Michele Esposito, MD, an interventional-heart failure cardiologist and assistant professor of medicine at the Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina, received a Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award, or K23, from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the…
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs delivers more than 127 million healthcare appointments annually while managing a massive, years-long EHR modernization effort. At the same time, clinicians across the system are facing growing documentation demands, workforce shortages and the cognitive…
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Independent practice in 2026 is not for the faint of heart. Only 18% of physicians still practice in physician-owned settings as of January, with just 36.1% of practices remaining physician-owned — down by 48.5% since 2018 — according to a…