Dallas-based Symmetry Anesthesia, a physician-led anesthesia group launched in mid-2025, has partnered with eight hospitals and hired more than 250 clinicians within its first five months of operation. The organization onboarded five hospitals during that period and attributes its early…
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Lawmakers in New Mexico are working to address the results of a survey that identified a significant number of physicians looking to leave the state, KRQE News reported Jan. 19. The survey, conducted by the Legislative Finance Committee and the…
Bloomington, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics has named Christopher Meyer, MD, as CEO, making him the first practicing physician to lead the organization. Dr. Meyer joined TCO in 2003 and has held leadership roles for nearly two decades, including on the…
Physician autonomy has become a growing flashpoint for both independent and employed physicians as the practice of medicine becomes more intertwined with politics, finances and technology. Five physicians recently joined Becker’s to discuss how they’re defining autonomy in 2026. Editor’s…
Imagine AI tools that clinicians trust, workflows that actually improve care and governance that supports scale instead of slowing it down. For many health systems, the reality looks different. AI pilots stall. Clinicians push back. Value is hard to quantify.…
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Ambient AI scribes are boosting physician productivity and earnings, but may be contributing to rising healthcare costs at the same time, according to recent analyses published in JAMA Network Open and reported out by Medscape Jan. 16. Here are five…
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has voted to recommend a 0.5% payment increase for Medicare physician services in 2027, in addition to the 0.25% and 0.75% updates specified in current law. In a Jan. 15 news release, the American Medical…
OpenAI recently launched ChatGPT Health, a new feature that allows users to securely upload personal health information—the most recent development in a continuous stream of AI-powered tools shaping the future of healthcare. But physicians remain generally divided on their views…
Bloomington, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics named Christopher Meyer, MD, as CEO, the first practicing physician to lead the organization. Dr. Meyer joined TCO in 2003 and has held leadership roles for nearly two decades, including on the board of directors…
Federal regulators are signaling that healthcare fraud enforcement is not slowing down in 2026, and in some cases, it may accelerate. Recent guidance and enforcement updates suggest physicians should expect closer scrutiny of billing, documentation, industry relationships and compliance certifications…