A former Indiana physician has agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle allegations by the Department of Justice that he submitted fraudulent claims to the state Medicaid program, Fox 59 (WXIN-TV) reported Jan. 28. Don Wagoner, MD, allegedly filed over…
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UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial in Harvey, Ill., expanded its women’s health services with the opening of a new clinic. The clinic, located on the hospital’s main campus, was designed to improve access to specialty OB-GYN care for women with complex…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare doubled down on outpatient growth in 2025 with the addition of about 100 facilities to its outpatient lines, CEO Sam Hazen said in a Jan. 27 earnings call transcribed by Seeking Alpha. The 190-hospital system has…
Primary care is entering a pivotal moment of evolution. Persistent workforce shortages, rising costs, and uneven access, felt most acutely in rural and underserved communities continue to be significant challenges driving the need to make a change. According to the…
Mar 3, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
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David Carmouche, MD
Executive Vice President & Chief Clinical Transformation Officer - Lumeris
Anagha Vyas
Vice President of Artificial Intelligence - Lumeris
The paperwork burden of prior authorization keeps climbing, and for some ASCs, the only way through is to treat it like a daily fight. Elisa Auguste, administrator at East Setauket, N.Y.-based Precision Care Surgery Center and vice president of the…
Coding accuracy sits at the center of both financial performance and clinical efficiency but staffing and resources are not keeping pace for many ASC and orthopedic practices. As pressures increase, practices are turning to AI-powered support to keep pace and…
Mar 4, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Mark Herzog
Principal Solutions Specialist, Veradigm
Kyle Swarts
President, aiHealth
Academic medical centers face intense perioperative staffing demands, and manual coordination can make it even harder to respond efficiently across large, complex surgical operations. Oregon Health & Science University encountered that challenge across 53 operating rooms, where leaders were managing…
Mar 18, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
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Dio Sumagaysay, RN, MS
Vice President, Perioperative & Multi-specialty Procedural Services, OHSU
Kristen Lund, RN
Director of OR/MSPU Scheduling & Pre-Operative Medicine Clinic, OHSU
Rayna Tuski
Director of Adult Perioperative Services, OHSU
Shane Stubbs
Senior Manager, Client Success, LeanTaaS
Anesthesia providers play a unique role in healthcare delivery, as their practice intersects with other specialties across the care spectrum, from high pressure operations to more routine surgical procedures. Their positionality and leadership in the operating room can provide them…
The Joint Commission has teamed up with the American College of Cardiology and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons to develop new cardiac certification programs, according to a Jan. 29 news release from The Joint Commission. Here are four things to…
Rheumatologist Steven Mendelsohn, MD, agreed to pay $549,554 to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act, according to a Jan. 28 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. What happened?