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Advancing mental health care: access-focused virtual care strategies for HCA Healthcare physician practices and urgent care centers

America’s behavioral-health crisis is intensifying, marked by soaring demand for mental health services and a nationwide shortage of psychiatric clinicians. To close these gaps, seamless coordination across every level of care is essential. To make mental health support even more…

Aug 28, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT

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Dr. Christopher Ott, Chief Medical Officer Physician Services at HCA Healthcare Clinical Services Group
Dr. Georgia Gaveras, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Talkiatry
Robert Krayn, Co-Founder and CEO of Talkiatry

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Supreme Court upholds no-cost colonoscopy screenings: 5 things to know

On June 27, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of upholding the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s authority to determine which preventive services must be covered with no cost sharing under the Affordable Care Act, protecting decades of progress in…

Medicare GI payments drop 22% in 5 years

Between 2018 and 2023, Medicare payments to physicians for gastrointestinal procedures such as colonoscopies and esophagogastroduodenoscopies declined significantly, with inflation-adjusted cuts of over 22% for both procedures, according to 2024 report in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Here are four…

3 recent updates to noncompete laws

Here are three recent policy moves affecting state noncompete laws and other employment contract regulations since May 1, 2025, as reported by Becker’s: 1. In June, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill that imposes stricter limitations on restrictive covenants…

The federal policies ASC leaders are watching closely

As healthcare continues migrating toward outpatient procedures and value-based models, there are a number of federal policies that ASC leaders and physicians are watching and preparing for. Five ASC and outpatient leaders recently joined Becker’s to discuss which federal policies…

Cardiovascular Logistics names mid-Atlantic president

Cardiovascular Logistics, a national, physician-owned cardiovascular platform, has appointed Mark Victor, MD, as president of the Mid-Atlantic region for CVL. According to a July 8 news release, Dr. Victor also serves as CEO of Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia, based in…

ASCs face tough decisions on Medicare, payer alliances

As healthcare continues its shift toward outpatient care and value-based models, orthopedic surgeons are finding themselves at the intersection of payer dynamics and clinical innovation. Brett Shore, MD, president and CEO of Shore Orthopedics and an orthopedic surgeon with DISC…

Enhancing RCM at the Point of Conversation: Insights from Corewell Health, Riverside, and Dayton Children’s

Generative AI for clinical documentation has shown significant promise in reducing administrative workloads, alleviating clinician burnout, and enhancing the patient experience. Yet there remains untapped potential in leveraging patient-clinician conversations to automate critical business functions, particularly across revenue cycle management.…

Jul 29, 2025 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT

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Dr. Charles Frazier, SVP and Chief Medical Information and Innovation Officer, Riverside Health
Matthew Cox, Chief Financial Officer, Corewell Health
Chris Bergman, VP and Chief Financial Officer, Dayton Children’s Hospital
Sagar Sanghvi, Chief Financial Officer, Abridge

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Will ASCs benefit from site-neutral payments under Trump?

Site neutral payments for hospitals and surgery centers are on the horizon, but they may not have the positive impact ASC owners hoped for. Hospital outpatient departments are paid significantly more than surgery centers for the same services, and lawmakers…

Private equity firm acquires Texas surgical hospital

IRA Capital, a private equity firm, recently acquired Houston Physicians’ Hospital in Webster, Texas, Citybiz reported July 7. The 148,950-square-foot facility is a multi-specialty surgical hospital and outpatient campus leased through a joint venture between the physicians, Memorial Hermann Health…