Becker's Physician Leadership

Optum has launched Value Connect, an AI-powered platform designed to help payers and providers operationalize value-based care models by combining clinical, operational and financial data into a single system. The platform uses AI across quality measures, utilization patterns and risk…

A former senior director of data analytics at Optum was found guilty of defrauding the company out of more than $1.2 million through a scheme involving a fraudulent hire and salary kickbacks.  What happened? What’s next? 

Leadership transitions across hospitals and physician organizations remain steady as systems look to maintain stability, advance strategic partnerships and guide long-term growth. Here are three recent moves that signal how organizations are aligning leadership with clinical integration and community-focused care…

Physicians have been hearing “artificial intelligence” as a buzzword for years, but many told Becker’s the real disruption won’t come from one flashy tool or a single breakthrough product.  Instead, it will come as AI gets embedded into the everyday…

Physician practice consolidation is showing no signs of slowing in 2026 — in the last 20 days, at least five physician groups have changed hands, underscoring the continued shift away from independent practice and toward system and investor-backed ownership. Between…

Dallas-based Symmetry Anesthesia has named Aaron Stewart chief financial officer and Jennifer Grover chief operating officer. The physician-led organization tapped both leaders to support its continued growth and clinician-led model, according to a Feb. 18 news release. Ms. Grover also…

Humana has acquired Sarasota, Fla.-based MaxHealth, a primary care network owned by private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners’ Best Value Healthcare, Bloomberg reported Feb. 12. Sources told Bloomberg the deal could value MaxHealth at about $1 billion. The report follows…

A growing number of primary care practices are joining independent physician associations as a way to gain leverage in contract negotiations with insurers and avoid merging with large health systems, according to a Feb. 16 KFF Health News report. The…

Private practice is at a crossroads. As reimbursement tightens and consolidation accelerates, physicians are rethinking how to preserve autonomy, financial stability and control over patient care.  These five trends show how independent practice is evolving, and what it will take…

Compensation for physician assistants varies widely by state — a dynamic that can shape recruitment and retention strategies for physician-led teams. California reported the highest mean PA income in 2024 at $151,351, according to the National Commission on Certification of…