Sana Khan, MD, is Medical Director at West Coast Surgery in Palm Desert, Calif.
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How hospitals can help their future leaders succeed
Planning for future leaders to take the helm has long been part of hospital and health system strategies. And it has become increasingly important during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly amid an aging workforce, staffing challenges and an increasing…
6 ways to nurture the hospital-physician relationship
When physicians and hospitals are misaligned on decision-making, their performance and resiliency declines. As the majority of physicians in a recent Medscape survey report having no say in management decisions and burnout continues to deplete the work…
HCA says it will ‘vigorously defend’ itself against 3 antitrust lawsuits
Antitrust lawsuits are mounting against Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health and its parent company, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
Advocate Aurora Health says ‘pixel’ data breach may affect 3 million patients
Advocate Aurora Health said it installed “pixels” on its website that may have breached the medical data of as many as 3 million patients.
Atlas Healthcare Partners dives deeper into ASCs with physicians, health systems
From a joint orthopedic ASC venture to a Banner Health investment, here are five updates on Phoenix-based Atlas Healthcare Partners that Becker’s has reported on this year:
Many physicians hesitant to treat patients with disabilities, study finds
Twenty-two physicians offered candid insights on the difficulties of treating patients with disabilities in anonymous focus groups conducted for a study published this month in Health Affairs.
California physicians plan November strike
Members of Valley Physicians Group are set to begin a multi-day strike in early November in Santa Clara (Calif.) County.
Chicago orthopedic practice relocates to New Jersey space
A medical office space in Paramus, N.J., has been leased to Lall Orthopedics, roi-nj.com reported Oct. 18.
Carter Healthcare affiliates, 2 managers pay $7.18M to resolve false claims allegations
Oklahoma City-based Carter Healthcare, its affiliates, and two senior managers have agreed to pay $7.18 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act.
