Several leaders joined Becker’s on an Oct. 16 panel at the 31st Annual Business and Operations of ASCs Meeting in Chicago to discuss why cardiology is becoming one of the fastest-growing specialties in the outpatient surgery landscape — and what…
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A handful of major healthcare organizations are redrawing the physician landscape through aggressive acquisitions, vertical integration and high-stakes partnerships. These moves are affecting competition, in some cases rousing antitrust scrutiny from legislators and the Justice Department. Here are four developments…
A team of providers from Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine became the first in the U.S. to treat a pancreatic lesion using endoscopic ultrasound-guided microwave ablation. Led by Shailendra Singh, MD, a gastroenterologist and endoscopist with the WVU Cancer Institute, the…
Cordelle, Ga.-based Crisp Regional Hospital cut the ribbon on a surgery center in Cordelle, according to a Nov. 13 report from WALB News 10. The surgery center was built directly behind the main hospital, aiming to increase efficiency. The facility…
This resource outlines the significant burden of schizophrenia on patients and healthcare systems, emphasizing the prevalence of persistent symptoms (positive, negative, and cognitive) despite treatment. It highlights the high rates of treatment discontinuation due to bothersome side effects and the…
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John Petroni, managing owner at Las Vegas-based Silver State Surgery Center, joined Becker’s to discuss how his work feels like a calling rather than a job, and how leading an ASC offers a daily opportunity to improve the patient and…
John Petroni, managing owner at Las Vegas-based Silver State Surgery Center, joined Becker’s to discuss how his organization is carving out a competitive edge in a crowded ASC landscape and what strategic growth looks like in the years ahead. Editor’s…
Chicago-based Lurie Children’s Hospital is expanding its cardiology outreach through a mobile health unit aimed at improving access to care in underserved neighborhoods. Pediatric cardiologist Lindsey Gakenheimer-Smith, MD, Alan Nugent, MD, section head of interventional cardiac catheterization, and Olivia Kingsinger,…
University of California in San Diego has appointed Rohit Loomba, MD, as the inaugural holder of the John C. Martin Endowed Chair in Liver Disease. The chair was established through a gift from the John C. Martin Foundation to support…
Members want more from their health plans: clarity, affordability and support before health concerns become crises. But many plans are still stuck in reactive mode. This on-demand conversation, recorded live at Becker’s Fall 2025 Payer Issues Roundtable, explores how leading…
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Allison Hofmann
Vice President, Health Systems, Cigna
Christina Rassi
Chief Growth Officer, Evry Health
Jennifer Lamons
Vice President, Paytient Technologies
Faris Ahmad, MD, FACOG, MBA
Senior Medical Director and Associate Chief Medical Officer, Physician Success and Network Optimization, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan