Reimbursement is tightening, payer negotiations are more volatile and for many hospitals, financial pressure is pushing long-standing tensions to a breaking point. What’s worse, smaller and rural systems often lack the leverage to fight back. This report shares unfiltered insights…
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Chicago-based GI Partners of Illinois isn’t dabbling in artificial intelligence, it’s building around it. The practice is treating AI as core infrastructure and early results are shaping everything from staffing needs to cash flow to patient access, COO Dr. Geogy…
An Oregon physician is suing Department of Homeland Security officials after her application for a green card was denied. Nikhila Palle, MD, an internal medicine physician practicing at Providence Medford (Ore.) Medical Center, filed a lawsuit against Secretary of Homeland…
A new mediation team tapped by the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office is stepping in to restart high-stakes talks among the University of Minnesota, Fairview Health Services and M Physicians over the future of their clinical partnership. The team includes retired…
With physician shortages expected to persist into 2026, GI Partners of Illinois is betting on AI, practice acquisitions and expanded advanced practice provider clinics to keep pace with demand. COO Dr. Geogy Vennikandam joined Becker’s to discuss how the Chicago-based…
Healthcare has experienced a whirlwind of developments over the last year, from shifting national healthcare policies to rising costs and major technological advancements. Five physicians recently joined Becker’s to discuss the most important lessons they learned in 2025 and what…
Across Optum Health, Optum Insight and Optum Rx, 2025 marked a pivot from years of rapid expansion to focusing on value-based care and operational consistency. Here are seven ways Optum’s strategy shifted in 2025: 1. Refocusing on a core value-based…
Data breaches and ransomware attacks are costing the healthcare industry billions every year. Despite growing attention to this area, health systems have a significant gap in their potential cyberattack surface: network-connectable medical devices. These assets are already prevalent in clinical…
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When a prospective patient searches for dental care, outdated SEO tactics and disjointed online listings can send the wrong signal — or no signal at all. AI-powered search engines now weigh factors beyond keywords. They’re looking at trust signals like…
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Eleven physicians joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest threats physicians will face next year. Among the threats they cited were longstanding issues such as erosion of public trust to reimbursement declines. Yet, others saw more emergent ones stemming from workforce…
