Physician-owned Pelto Health Partners has launched an ASC platform initiative, extending its private practice model into the surgery center space and aiming to give physician owners more options without forcing them into a traditional management service organization structure. Minneapolis-based Pelto…
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Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has opened a heart and vascular clinic in Bluffton, S.C. Novant Health Heart & Vascular is led by Christopher Wixon, MD, a vascular surgery specialist, according to a March 10 news release from the health system. …
Most virtual health pilots fail not because of the technology — but because of how they’re architected from the start. Without defined exit criteria, integration benchmarks, or measurable system impact, even promising pilots stall before reaching production. This session brings…
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Jason Ward
VP of Information Systems Collette Health
Maruf Haider, MD
Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Digital Health Carilion Clinic
Alen Oganesyan, MPA, CHCIO, CDH-E
Associate Chief Information Officer Keck Medicine of USC
Albert Villarin, MD, MBA, FACEP
VP, Chief Medical Informatics Officer Nuvance/Northwell Health
Greta Branford, MD
ACMIO, Associate Medical Director for Healthcare IT, Michigan Medicine
Winchester, Ky.-based Centerpoint Health acquired the physician practice of Suzanne Pica, MD, and David Andreas, MD, integrating it into its affiliated medical group, Centerpoint Medical Group, according to a March 10 news release. As part of the integration, the practice…
Abilene, Texas-based Hendrick Health has opened a gastroenterology center to consolidate its clinic visits and endoscopy procedures. The 23,493-square-foot Hendrick Gastroenterology Center has 21 exam rooms, four procedure rooms, medication management and dedicated pre-op and recovery spaces. The new facility…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has developed a minimally invasive procedure that, when combined with endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, may approach the weight loss of surgical sleeve gastrectomy. Gastric fundal mucosal ablation targets ghrelin production in the stomach’s fundus, a hormonal driver…
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners recruited about 700 physicians in 2025, according to a March 4 earnings call transcript from Seeking Alpha. The company reported $3.3 billion in revenue in 2025 and $526 million in adjusted EBITDA. Here are six more…
Akron (Ohio) Children’s Hospital reduced waste anesthesia gas emissions by nearly 500 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents in 2025 through a multi-year effort to improve sustainability in its anesthesiology department. The initiative began by leveraging data from the hospital’s…
The financial sustainability and success of any ASC generally requires a careful balance of revenue generation and cost-savings — but this equation is more complicated in ASCs. Having a firm grasp on the complexity of this process is key for…
The physician practice landscape has shifted significantly over the last decade as the industry becomes increasingly consolidated and reimbursement rates fall below the cost of running business. This combination of pressure has become overwhelming for some independent practices. Becker’s reported…