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…
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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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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…
Despite being the financial backbone of hospitals, operating rooms remain riddled with inefficiencies: idle robots, unclaimed block time, reactive staffing and costly delays. This is the OR efficiency paradox. Hospitals have more surgical data than ever but still struggle to…
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The American Osteopathic Association has filed a lawsuit challenging a policy by the American Board of Internal Medicine that it claims “unfairly limits opportunities for both internal medicine physicians and residency and fellowship training programs.” According to a Dec. 4…
Lee Health has acquired Prime MD Naples (Fla.), marking its first primary care presence in the county, the Fort Myers, Fla.-based health system said in a Dec. 3 news release. The clinic, now operating as Family Medicine North Naples, offers…