As ophthalmology practices continue to grow — particularly in high-volume procedures like cataract surgery — administrative workflows are increasingly becoming a constraint on operational scale. Insurance eligibility and benefits verification remains one of the most critical yet labor-intensive revenue cycle…
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Behavioral health is one of healthcare’s most fragmented service lines. Patients move from the ED to inpatient to ambulatory to digital tools and too often, the baton gets dropped. For health system leaders, the financial and operational consequences are rising…
Mar 31, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Luke Raymond, LCPC
Chief Product and Strategy Officer, Precise Behavioral Health
Dominique Dietz, LCSW
Director, Virtual Behavioral Health, OSF OnCall
Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center has appointed Jaime Ortiz, MD, as chair of the department of anesthesiology. Dr. Ortiz specializes in ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks and has expertise in regional anesthesia, acute pain management and medical acupuncture, according to a Feb.…
Stark law was built to guard against financial conflicts in a fee-for-service world, but as healthcare shifts toward value-based care, many physicians say the decades-old framework is creating new friction. Physician leaders told Becker’s that the law’s strict liability standard,…
A 9,313-square-foot medical office building in Lone Tree, Colo., was sold for $4.25 million, according to a Feb. 24 news release from CREG Healthcare, who represented the seller in the transaction. The MOB is an ENT specialty space adjacent to…
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health is making progress on the construction of its new 67,000-square-foot multispecialty center in Howell, N.J. The system held a topping-out ceremony Jan. 21 for the three-story facility, which will house an ASC and services from…
Companion bills in the Maryland Senate and House propose removing an exception to the state’s certificate-of-need laws, according to a Feb. 23 article from law firm Baker Donelson. Here are five things to know about Senate Bill 494 and House…
As gastroenterology shifts further toward advanced outpatient care, a new wave of devices is expanding what can be treated endoscopically, and how efficiently practices can operate. From tools that enable single-step tumor resection and dissolvable pancreatic stents to swallowable weight-loss…
Anesthesiologists earn an average base salary of $499,526, with 42% reporting bonuses averaging $24,976 and 29% reporting other income averaging $20,612, according to data from salary transparency website Marit Health. Compensation varies widely by practice setting and pay structure. Non-academic…
A student team at Carle Illinois College of Medicine in Urbana has developed an AI-powered app designed to help anesthesiologists manage surgical equipment in real time. The app, called Halo, uses natural language processing, image recognition and machine learning to…