Category: Channels

GI Alliance launches population health management program

Management services organization GI Alliance has launched a population health management program, which includes chronic care and principal care management programs.

HCA Florida hospital taps VP of operations

HCA Florida Englewood (Fla.) Hospital has named Shannon Piatkowski vice president of operations, effective March 3.

Florida ophthalmologist retires, son takes over practice

Richard Cohen, MD, founder of Boca Raton, Fla.-based Cohen Laser and Vision Center, is retiring.

Baxter CEO retires following IV plant restoration

Baxter International’s CEO, president and chair, José “Joe” Almeida, abruptly retired from the medtech company Feb. 3 after nine years at the helm. 

The federal policies ASC leaders are eyeing most

Along with the onset of a new presidential administration, ASCs are paying close attention to healthcare policymaking.

'The future of hospital rooms': Inside UT Health's new $472M facility

UT Health San Antonio’s new $472 million hospital has rooms outfitted with technology that allows for virtual visits with up to six people and high-resolution cameras that can tell what medications a patient is taking.

Feds charge Virginia hospital in 'rare' fraud case: Why it's a big deal

Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Medical Center has been indicted for allegations of healthcare fraud, among other claims, in a “rare move” that holds a hospital criminally liable for a physician’s misconduct, WilmerHale attorneys wrote in an article publishe…

CommonSpirit Health at Home names COO

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has named Charlotte Haisch, RN, as COO of its home health division. 

Banner names Seattle physician-scientist to C-suite role

Corey Casper, MD, was appointed chief research officer for Phoenix-based Banner Health, effective Jan. 27.

30 physician practice bankruptcies since 2019

There have been 30 physician practice bankruptcies since 2019, according to a report on Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings from healthcare restructuring advisory firm Gibbins Advisors.