Certificate-of-need laws in North Carolina have been at the center of ongoing controversy within the state’s highly competitive healthcare ecosystem. The state had originally planned to repeal its CON laws by the end of 2025, but a recent court ruling…
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Mullica Hill, N.J.-based Inspira Health has named Warren Moore as president and chief operating officer. According to a Jan. 20 news release, Mr. Moore will oversee operations across the system’s hospitals, health centers and outpatient locations. He will also focus…
As hospitals and health systems close clinics in multiple states, physicians and ASC operators are watching closely for ripple effects on workforce stability, care continuity and outpatient demand. Here are three hospitals or health systems closing clinics since Dec. 1:…
The legal and financial environment surrounding malpractice premiums and lawsuits has intensified as awards of more than $10 million become increasingly commonplace in healthcare. Here are six things to know about the malpractice environment across the U.S. in 2026: 1.…
A circuit court in West Virginia ruled that the state’s optometry board exceeded its authority by expanding optometrists’ scope of practice to include certain eyelid surgeries, WV News reported Jan. 13. The West Virginia State Medical Association and the West…
From AI-assisted endoscopy and triage models to outpatient expansion, these are the disruptors gastroenterologists told Becker’s will define the specialty’s next chapter. Question: What do you see as the biggest disruptor facing gastroenterology in 2026? Editor’s note: These responses have…
Austin (Texas) Regional Clinic has opened a new location in Round Rock, Texas. ARC Greenlaw Specialty includes 17 exam rooms, three procedure rooms, an onsite lab and radiology services, according to a Jan. 16 news release from Austin Regional Clinic. …
The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha has named Daniel Johnson, MD, as executive vice chair of its department of anesthesiology and Shaun Thompson, MD, as chief of the critical care anesthesiology division, both effective March 1. Dr. Johnson…
Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System has launched the MVHS Weight Loss Center, replacing its previous bariatric surgery program and expanding obesity care services. The center offers surgical options such as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and vertical sleeve gastrectomy, alongside medical…
ASC leaders say payers too often treat outpatient surgery centers as “optional” sites of care, rather than essential providers that deliver hospital-level quality at a fraction of the cost. Two leaders joined Becker’s to discuss what insurers misunderstand about ASCs. …