Category: Featured

HHS launches campaign against vaccine misinformation

In response to declining childhood vaccinations and rising infection rates across the U.S., HHS has launched a vaccine education campaign, encouraging parents to make informed healthcare decisions for their children based on more balanced information.

A revolutionary financing model 'leveling the playing field' for independent ASCs 

Ker Leader Medical, a new ASC development company, is committed to preserving the autonomy of physicians and ASC leadership. One key way they achieve this is through their innovative financing model.

Independence drives ASCs' cardiology revolution

Cardiology has emerged as a leading specialty in the ASC industry, particularly as increasingly complex procedures migrate to the outpatient setting. 

Trinity, Cleveland Clinic and more: 11 systems back in the black

After enduring operating losses in the third quarter of 2023, a wave of health systems turned their financial fortunes around in the third quarter of 2024, delivering improved margins and operating incomes. 

Physicians embrace cash-based payment models

Amid shrinking reimbursement rates and growing frustrations with administrative burdens, more physicians are turning to cash-only or direct primary care models. 

Nebraska hospital taps CEO from Alaska

Holly Wolff has been named CEO of Jefferson Community Health & Life in Fairbury, Neb., effective in early January.

6 physician, payer conflicts in the last year

From gold card programs to reimbursement cuts, physicians across several specialties have clashed with payers over 2024 due to major policy changes. 

U of Michigan hospital president steps down

Denny Martin, DO, has stepped down as president of Lansing-based University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing.

7 ASC closures in 2024: State-by-state breakdown

Here is a state-by-state breakdown of seven ASC closures Becker’s reported on in 2024:

ChristianaCare's new chief well-being officer on the need to support caregivers

Maureen Leffler, DO, chief well-being officer of Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare, has been in her new role for about a month, but she is already making progress in addressing workforce challenges and improving employee well-being.