Consolidation continues to reshape the ASC market, but the forces determining who wins — particularly in anesthesia — extend beyond access to capital. Large, often private equity-backed anesthesia groups are gaining ground in part because their scale allows them to…
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Mishawaka, Ind-based Franciscan Health has added six clinicians — four physicians and two nurse practitioners — from Optum’s now-closed Zionsville, Ind., primary care practice, Current Publishing reported Aug. 26. The health system said the group will practice at Franciscan Physician…
For ASCs, maximizing OR utilization increasingly depends on whether staffing can flex as quickly as surgical volume does. Two anesthesia leaders told Becker’s that rigid staffing models and last-minute schedule adjustments can quietly erode efficiency and margins. Question: What’s one…
A Florida-based healthcare provider group has agreed to pay $541.5 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations of submitting false diagnosis codes to inflate Medicare Advantage payments, one of the largest MA risk adjustment settlements on record, the Justice Department…
Dallas-based Aymancare PLLC has agreed to pay $7.5 million to resolve allegations that it overbilled the federal government for COVID-19 testing at its Dallas-area clinics, according to an Aug. 26 news release by the Justice Department. The settlement resolves claims…
For multi-location dental groups, the month-end close is too often a manual, high-stress scramble — and the more locations and entities you add, the harder it gets. But the close is more than a back-office chore. How quickly and cleanly…
Sep 28, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Dawn Johanknecht, CPA, CFO, Szmanda Dental Center SC
- Angie Hopper, MAcc, COO, Premier Dental Center
- Peter Rivoli, Managing Partner; Owner, Founder and Orthodontist, High Rye Dental. Rivoli Dental
- Sherry Hassler, COO & EOS Integrator, Today’s Dental
- Melissa O'Dowd, Director, Growth - Healthcare & Nonprofit Verticals, Sage
Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston has diverted some surgical cases after state regulators identified a problem with the hospital’s steam sterilization equipment, the Lewiston Sun Journal reported Aug. 26. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services identified the…
Healthcare organizations are projected to face about 1.9 million job openings each year through 2034, driven by growing demand and the need to replace workers leaving the field. For years, health systems have tackled workforce challenges one at a time…
Sep 29, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Presenters:
- Andrea Derler, Ph.D., Principal of Research and Value, Visier
- Madeline Laurano, Founder and Chief Analyst, Aptitude Research
- David Hashemi, System Director - People Insights, CommonSpirit Health
During Hurricane Ida in 2021, FEMA reported 39 Louisiana medical facilities were running on generator power. Traditional emergency systems are built to carry only a fraction of a hospital’s operations and when an outage stretches from hours into days, that…
Oct 1, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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- Jim Barbour, VP, Utilities East, ERock
- Frank Magee, Senior Manager, Business Operations, Entergy
Wesleyan Medical Practice in Owensboro, Ky. will close in December 2026 when its founder, Sara Doolin-Thompson, DNP, retires from private practice, according to a Facebook post from the practice. Ms. Doolin-Thompson, who opened the practice in July 2022, said the…