Aaron Prussin, MD, has been named chief medical ambulatory officer at Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health Hospitals & Clinics, effective immediately. Dr. Prussin had served as interim chief medical ambulatory officer since August 2024, according to a May…
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When it comes to building a successful ASC or physician practice, most conversations start with capital, location or case mix. But for Basheer Alismail, president of ASC and physician practice company Capital Surgical Solutions, alignment should be the first consideration. …
Researchers at Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute identified a developmental genetic pattern tied to colorectal cancer growth, aggressiveness and patient survival, according to a news release shared with Becker’s by the system May 26. …
Moral injury has replaced “burnout” as a term to describe the burdens and betrayals many physicians experience in their day-to-day work in the U.S. healthcare system. “I think it’s on the continuum,” Michael Anderson, MD, a pediatrician and co-executive director…
Optum Primary Care in Franklin, Ind., will close and its providers will move to different locations, the Daily Journal reported May 25. A clinic physician, two physician assistants, a respiratory therapist, a nurse practitioner and a neurologist will relocate to…
Two Massachusetts physicians and their shared practice have been indicted on charges of illegally prescribing controlled substances without legitimate medical purpose and submitting false claims to Medicaid, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office said in a May 26 news release. Jeffrey…
Patient charts are dense, prior authorization workflows are fragmented and documentation demands continue to pull clinician time away from care. For healthcare leaders, these aren’t emerging concerns — they’re operational realities with measurable consequences. This on-demand executive conversation examines how…
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- Jesse Cugliotta
- Dr. Paige Kilian, MD
A bill making its way through the Ohio state Senate would limit the noncompete agreements in contracts between nonprofit hospitals and physicians, nurses and other clinicians, Cleveland.com reported May 26. The bill is sponsored by state Sen. Terry Johnson, DO,…
The debate over how anesthesiologists and CRNAs should work together is growing louder, and more urgent. With anesthesia workforce shortages widening, reimbursement pressures mounting and access to care gaps deepening, leaders across the field shared their vision for how the…
Preference-sensitive surgeries — like spine fusions, hip replacements and cataract surgeries — represent a significant and often underestimated source of payer medical spend. Yet most health plans have no clear line of sight into this category. Because these procedures cut…
Jun 29, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Cathy Hartman
- Nicola Merryman