The West Hawaii Region of Kealakekua-based Hawaii Health Systems Corp. has acquired Ali‘i Health Center and folded its outpatient clinics into its care network. The clinics now operate as Kona Health, a clinical department of Kona Community Hospital, according to…
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Spine surgery continues to evolve as surgeons refine minimally invasive techniques, expand motion-preserving options and adopt new technologies while tackling increasingly complex spinal conditions. The following 15 spine surgeons are advancing the specialty through clinical innovation, research, education and leadership.…
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The federal government’s newest price transparency rule is written for payers, but its effects could reach ASCs well before the first revised rate files post in 2027. CMS and the Labor and Treasury departments finalized an overhaul of the transparency…
Management services organizations take on non-clinical work for physician practices, including billing, revenue cycle, scheduling, compliance, HR and facility management. In states with corporate practice of medicine laws, they are also how private equity firms and other lay investors put…
A Houston physician has been indicted on charges that he and others billed the federal government about $30 million for office visits that were never provided, according to a Oct. 6 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the…
The healthcare supply chain has entered a new era of sustained uncertainty. Geopolitical instability, tariffs, raw material shortages, cybersecurity threats and pharmaceutical shortfalls have made volatility a permanent feature of the operating environment. Community hospitals feel this pressure most acutely.…
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A pivotal year for cancer blood tests An FDA advisory panel voted Sept. 23 in favor of approving Grail’s Galleri multi-cancer early detection blood test, marking the first time a blood test of this kind has reached that stage of…
Supply savings work tends to end at the contract. Price is negotiated, the line item improves and the program reports a win. Underneath that win, two physicians perform the same procedure and consume different supplies at different cost. Reimbursement does…
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Scheduling looks effortless in a pitch. Specialty rules, EHR integration, and real-time patient context don’t. And in healthcare, an AI platform that underperforms at the front door is felt across the entire operation. This ebook gives operations leaders a structured…
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