Category: ROOT

Retiring Conifer CEO lauded as 'selfless leader' in wake of canceled company spinoff

Tenet Healthcare CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, took a moment during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call Feb. 9 to recognize retiring Conifer Health Solutions CEO Roger Davis as a “selfless leader” as the revenue cycle management company will remain a su…

Sentara hospital president sets retirement

Phillip Jackson, PhD, is retiring as president of Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, based in Elizabeth City, N.C. 

Pixels lit up UNC Health's website 'like a Christmas tree': Report

After an investigative journalism outlet revealed last June that hospital websites were sharing patient data with Facebook parent company Meta, IT staff at Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health jumped into action to see if the health system was using the …

Pixels lit up UNC Health's website 'like a Christmas tree': Report

After an investigative journalism outlet revealed last June that hospital websites were sharing patient data with Facebook parent company Meta, IT staff at Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health jumped into action to see if the health system was using the …

Who will be big ASC buyers this year? 6 leader predictions

From private equity to operation costs, six ASC leaders connected with Becker’s to discuss the consolidation trends they are monitoring in 2023. 

United Musculoskeletal Partners gains 9 Texas clinics, ASC

United Musculoskeletal Partners, an orthopedic-focused management services organization, has acquired Texas-based All-Star Orthopaedics and OrthoTexas Physicians and Surgeons.

New York bill calls for oversight on private practice transactions

A bill introduced in the 2024 New York State Executive Budget would require regulatory review for certain physician practice and management service organization transactions. 

Merger oversight bills indicate government's waning trust in healthcare, Minnesota hospitals say

The Minnesota Hospital Association is speaking out against a proposed law that would increase the state’s oversight of hospital and health system mergers. 

Merger oversight bills indicate government's waning trust in healthcare, Minnesota hospitals say

The Minnesota Hospital Association is speaking out against a proposed law that would increase the state’s oversight of hospital and health system mergers. 

US, UK sanction Russian ransomware gang targeting healthcare

The United States and United Kingdom announced new joint sanctions on seven individuals associated with the Russian ransomware group Trickbot, The Hill reported Feb. 9.