Category: ROOT

GBMC Healthcare reports overall $33M loss as expenses and investments bite

Baltimore-based GBMC Healthcare reported an overall loss of $33.6 million for the six months ended Dec. 31 but saw a marked improvement in the final quarter of the year as investment values rose.

The healthcare trends making ASC leaders nervous

From robotic procedures to government regulations, nine industry leaders recently connected with Becker’s to discuss the healthcare trends they are wary of. 

CFO-turned-CEO shares keys to leading health system out of bankruptcy in 4 months

Segundo, Calif.-based Pipeline Health emerged from bankruptcy Feb. 9, just four months after filing its Chapter 11 petition. 

How physician has fared on the best jobs list: 5-year breakdown

The role of physician dropped to the sixth-best healthcare job in 2023, according to a U.S. News & World Report list.

2 states considering changes to physician assistant requirements

Montana and Colorado are introducing bills this season that could change physician assistant practice requirements.

Avera Health reports overall $7M loss in 2nd half of 2022

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health, one of the largest hospital systems in the country, reported a net loss of $7.1 million in the six months ending Dec. 31.

5 ways ASCs are keeping costs down

Rising operating costs amid record-breaking inflation is making it difficult for ASCs to meet margins.

CMS physician pay down 22% from 2001-2022; providers urge Congress to fix 'broken' system

Congress’ $1.7 trillion omnibus package, passed in December, kept a 2 percent Medicare reimbursement cut to physicians in 2023, and 2024 may bring at least another 1.25 percent cut.

Missouri agencies investigating transgender center at St. Louis hospital

Missouri agencies are investigating whistleblower allegations against the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Montana legislature proposes physician assistant independence

The Montana legislature has proposed legislation that will allow for more physician assistants to practice without physician supervision, Kaiser Health Network reported Feb. 10.