Amazon is one of healthcare's biggest disruptors and one of the biggest players in the race to acquire physicians.

Claes Dohlman, MD, a former Boston-based Mass Eye and Ear ophthalmologist, has died at 101, according to a July 16 report from The Washington Post.

In March, the American Medical Association's immediate past president Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, underwent a colonoscopy at the Milwaukee (Wis.) VA Medical Center. 

Palo Alto, Calif.-based oncology company Guardant Health will pay $913,933 to settle allegations it violated Stark Law. 

Clearway Pain Solutions has signed a lease for 10,490 square feet of space at a medical office building in Timonium, Md., according to a July 18 report from The Maryland Daily Record.

Elective procedures at Boston-based Mass General Brigham were canceled July 17 due to a massive software outage that's affected other sectors globally, the hospital said.

Former employees with Optum and its provider subsidiaries began posting on social media beginning July 18 regarding another round of layoffs they say occurred across sectors of the company.

Healthcare as a whole is constantly evolving and shifting — and compensation is no different. Between federal policy updates, workforce changes and shifting care methods, pay among providers is always in flux.

A group of ASCs in New York City have partnered to form Surgical Solutions IPA, an independent practice organization.

On July 17, KENS5 reported on a woman who was taking Wegovy, a GLP-1, regularly for weight loss but was not made aware of the potential negative interactions leading up to a bronchoscopy.    Chaplain Treanor, the patient, went into her procedure having taken Wegovy days before, according to the report.    Ozempic is FDA-approved for diabetes treatment and Wegovy is FDA-approved for weight loss.  

A rise in popularity in glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists such as Ozempic and Wegovy is causing concern in the medical community over potential side effects for various physician specialties, according to a July 17 report from Medscape.

Lynchburg (Va.) Gynecology will close Sept. 7, one year after one of its physicians was investigated for misconduct allegations, according to a report from local ABC affiliate WSET.  

A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives would amend aspects of the Affordable Care Act passed to ease the ban on physician-owned hospitals.

Attleboro, Mass.-based Sturdy Memorial Hospital has named Amer Tabba, MD, as their new chief of anesthesia.

Raymond Cross, MD, of Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, was elected to the Board of Governors representing Maryland at the American College of Gastroenterology on July 18, according to a news release.

Manitowoc, Wis.-based Renovo Health has opened a new endoscopy and surgery center, according to a July 16 report from CBS affiliate WFRV.

Physician autonomy is top of mind for Vladimir Sinkov, MD, founder and CEO of Las Vegas-based Sinkov Spine Center. 

Even before inflation and the finalized pay cut for 2024 are factored in, Medicare physician payment has effectively declined 26% since 2001, according to the American Medical Association.

Real estate company  St. Joe Company, Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial Healthcare and Tallahassee-based Florida State University announced their plans for a joint venture project featuring an ASC, according to a news release on July 17.

The board of trustees at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke has tapped  Rich Castillo, MD, as the founding dean of its School of Optometry.