New York’s highest court unanimously ruled that Buffalo-based Kaleida Health’s self-insurance plan covered a physician treating patients on call. The ruling puts the health system on the hook for most of a malpractice settlement above the physician’s primary policy. The…
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NorthStar Anesthesia has added 17 ASC partnerships nationwide so far in 2026, the Irving, Texas-based anesthesia provider said Oct. 23. The 2026 partners include CarePlex Orthopaedic Ambulatory Surgery Center in Norfolk, Va.; Stony Point Surgery Center and West Creek Surgery…
Drug distributor Cencora plans to buy American Oncology Network, which takes it further into physician practice management. Analysts see the deal as a continuation of Cencora’s current strategy, not a pivot. Conshohocken, Pa.-based Cencora announced the definitive agreement Oct. 21.…
Hackensack, N.J.-based Olena Medical is promoting its physician-led anesthesia model as a staffing and coverage partner for ASCs, according to an Oct. 23 news release. The anesthesia services organization said it works with ASC leaders to match anesthesia coverage to…
Surgeon-owners have been the beating heart of ASC growth over the last several decades as more physicians look to make a shift towards independent practice, bringing surgical cases with them to the center. But that exchange depends on a steady…
Private equity investors are building multi-site platforms out of fragmented urology, ophthalmology, behavioral health, and aesthetic and med spa practices, according to national law firm Dykema’s 2026 M&A Outlook Survey report. The trend material itself is on a separate healthcare…
Virginia Women’s Center performs about 1,900 surgical cases a year in hospital settings. Keith Berkle, MD, is an OB-GYN and President of Virginia Women’s Center. He estimates at least 1,500 of them could move to a freestanding ambulatory surgery center…
A Missouri spine surgeon and a Kansas medical device distributor were sentenced for their roles in a kickback scheme involving spinal implants sold by SpineFrontier. Jason Montone, DO, of Lawson, Mo., was sentenced to one year of supervised release and…
The revenue cycle doesn’t start at the billing department. It starts at the patient encounter. In this on-demand session from Becker’s 11th Annual IT + Revenue Cycle Conference, Community Health Systems and several ambient AI companies share how each uses…
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- Craig Levoy, MD, Director, Innovation and Clinical Informatics, Community Health Systems
- Kevin Wang, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Suki AI
- Sal Lo, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Jorie AI
- Mike Ellison, Head, Health System Sales, Stellar Health
- Mohammod Arafat, MD, MPH, Clinical Product Leader, SmarterNotes, SmarterDX
Five physicians are among 15 defendants charged in a Los Angeles healthcare fraud takedown involving $2 billion in alleged fraudulent claims, according to an Oct. 22 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. Most…