The consolidation reshaping orthopedic surgery isn’t slowing subspecialization — it’s accelerating it. As solo and small-group practices disappear, surgeons gain partners who can absorb more specialized cases, reducing pressure to remain a generalist. Increased specialization could lead to improved patient…
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Fewer physicians hold equity in their ASCs than a decade ago. But for the ones who still do, that stake is worth more than ever. Physician ownership has always set ASCs apart from hospital-owned outpatient departments. It gives physician-owners a…
Physicians’ closest friends tend to mirror them, same life stage, similar socioeconomic background and shared political views, according to Medscape’s “Physician Friendships Report 2026,” published Aug. 25. Medscape surveyed 1,002 physicians across 20 specialties from March 5 to May 22.…
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S., but the workforce charged with treating it is aging, growing too slowly to keep pace with the population and leaning more heavily on international medical graduates to fill gaps…
Heart failure sends more patients back to the hospital within 30 days than almost any other condition, and CMS penalties follow close behind. Kettering Health set out to change that. Its clinical and administrative leaders partnered to redesign heart failure…
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- Alina Joseph, MBA, Executive Director, Heart and Vascular, Kettering Health
Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s Metamor Institute found that extreme obesity does not preclude bariatric surgery, according to a study published Aug. 24 in Obesity. Here are five things to know: 1. Researchers headed by Vance Albaugh, MD, analyzed 1,262,454 bariatric…
In a recently released white paper titled “The Nation’s Challenge to Combat Durable Medical Equipment Fraud in Medicare,” HHS Office of Inspector General details three fraud vectors it says are fueling Medicare’s crackdown on durable medical equipment suppliers. The report…
Regulators haven’t touched the Stark law’s core rules in years, but enforcement hasn’t slowed down. Record False Claims Act recoveries, a surge in whistleblower suits and a growing wave of self-disclosures all point to a compliance environment that’s only getting…
Prior authorization administration consumes an estimated $35 billion a year across U.S. healthcare, and that figure excludes the cost of delays, denials and abandoned treatment. The abandonment is the part that compounds. Seventy-eight percent of physicians say prior authorization leads…
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Soris Pain & Vascular Institute, a new physician-led outpatient platform for musculoskeletal pain and vascular care, has launched and named Yuji Okuno, MD, PhD, as founding physician and Osman Ahmed, MD, as chief medical officer, according to an Aug. 26…