Sanjay Mehta, DO, a physician of Shady Spring, W.Va., pleaded guilty to three counts of aiding and abetting obtaining a controlled substance by fraud. Dr. Mehta worked at HOPE Clinics in West Virginia from November 2012 through May 2015. Dr.…
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Many physician leaders are struggling with the paradox of insurance companies and private equity firms acquiring physician practices, while physicians themselves are barred by Stark law from owning or referring to healthcare entities in which they have a financial interest.…
The TXM Manor Emergency Room, a physician-owned hospital and outpatient facility in Texas, is scheduled to open in July 2026. According to a July 10 news release shared with Becker’s, the project is being led by Harbir Singh, MD, who…
ORs and endoscopy suites face growing demands. Not only have surgical volumes rebounded, health systems are expanding — leaving clinicians rotating between multiple locations with different tools, protocols and expectations. This environment increases risk, burnout and delays. In this panel…
Aug 20, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Wes Scruggs
Vice President, Corporate Accounts, Ambu
Carrie Maloney Robertshaw, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Chief Operating Officer, Kaiser Permanente, Vallejo Medical Center
Donna Berizzi, DNP, RN, OCN, NEA-BC
Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Cancer Service Line, Johns Hopkins Medicine – Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Josephine Class
VP of Surgical Services, Nuvance Health
Katrina Wojciechowski, MS, PA, VP
Associate Chief Operating Officer, Rochester General Hospital
North Carolina has seen some of the ASC activity so far in 2025, with more than eight new centers opened or announced. Fueling this boom is a major reform to the state’s certificate-of-need laws, set to take effect by the…
As younger physicians weigh the burdens of ownership against the safety of employment, ASCs face a growing challenge: how to sustain physician engagement while maintaining financial stability. Shobhit Minhas, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Fox Valley Orthopedics in Geneva, Ill.,…
Anesthesia providers face a number of insurance-related challenges from both CMS and commercial payers. Reimbursement declines from both CMS and private payers remain a pressing issue for anesthesia providers as they manage high demand for their services amid an ongoing…
Walgreens Boots Alliance shareholders have approved the company’s $10 billion acquisition by private equity firm Sycamore Partners during a special meeting held July 11. Here are four more notes to know: 1. The agreement, first announced in March, will take…
After several months of delays, Bad Axe, Mich.-based McLaren Thumb Region — part of Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care — has opened its newly expanded cardiology center, The Herald Review reported July 13. The renovated center, which opened July…
Health systems’ patient populations are shifting, driven by aging demographics, expanding service footprints, and rising expectations for transparency and access. Adaptation is paramount. But meeting patients’ needs has never been more complex. Leaders must engage communities with varying levels of…
Aug 26, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
Presented by:
Presenters
Parnika Kodali, MHA
Chief Operating Officer, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco
Paul Testa
Chief Health Informatics Officer, NYU Langone Health
Yaw Fellin
Vice President, Product and Solutions, Clinical Effectiveness, Wolters Kluwer, Health
Amanda Heidemann, MD, FAAFP, FAMIA
Senior Clinical Content Consultant, Clinical Effectiveness, Wolters Kluwer Health