Physician ownership is steadily giving way to hospital systems, private equity and large corporate platforms, but many physicians say control over care decisions does not have to disappear with it. Many respondents said consolidation is likely to continue as running…
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Sanford Health — the nation’s largest rural health system, serving more than 2 million patients across the upper Midwest — has taken a deliberate, organization-wide approach to clinician well-being by investing in relationships, leadership development and a culture of listening.…
Mar 24, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Heather Spies, MD, MBA
Physician Director of Clinician Experience and Well-being, Sanford Health
Jim Gilligan
VP Health System and Group Partnerships, American Medical Association
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth will not renew its contract with its current emergency physicians, opting to partner with Atlanta-based ApolloMD instead, CBS affiliate KCBY reported Feb. 5. PeaceHealth’s current contracts with Eugene (Ore.) Emergency Physicians will end May 30 at PeaceHealth…
Pharmacy procurement now sits at the intersection of financial performance, supply chain and regulatory accountability. As margins tighten and shortages persist, leaders can no longer rely on isolated purchasing decisions to protect their organizations. This report outlines a clearer path…
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Physician residents and fellows perform better when they feel like they are working in an environment of trust, a December 2025 study published in JAMA Surgery found. The study evaluated 6,136 surgical residents’ sense of belonging and their performance on…
Discharge is one of the most legally and clinically vulnerable moments in care — especially for multilingual patients. When instructions are unclear, inconsistently translated or poorly integrated into documentation workflows, the consequences extend beyond confusion. Health systems face increased risk…
Mar 17, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Albert Villarin, MD, MBA, FACEP
Vice President, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Nuvance-Northwell Health
Tripp Partaia
Managing Director and Industry Vice President, Oracle Cloud Engineering
Paul Brake, Ph.D,
Healthcare Industry Executive, Oracle
The housing crisis is becoming a healthcare leadership issue. As housing costs rise faster than wages, many healthcare employees cannot afford to live near where they work. The result is longer commutes, higher turnover, staffing instability and escalating labor costs…
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Union activity in hospitals and health systems started off strong in 2026 with at least 17 petitions for unionization, strikes, contract deals and other developments in the healthcare workforce. Here are 17 updates on labor movements in healthcare in the…
The American Medical Association, one of the largest U.S. healthcare organizations, has revised its position on gender-affirming surgeries for minors, the AMA told Becker’s in a statement shared Feb. 5. “The AMA supports evidence-based treatment, including gender affirming care. Currently,…
Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) monitoring platforms promise efficiency, but integration gaps often prevent clinics from seeing real financial impact. At the University of South Florida’s implantable cardiac device clinic, early improvements from a new CIED system were limited by EHR…
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