Select Medical Goes Private in $3.9B Welsh Carson-Led Deal
Select Medical Holdings completed a $3.9 billion take-private on July 1, 2026, led by its founders and private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe at $16.50 per…
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Allina Health to Pay $12.5M to Settle Website Pixel Litigation
Allina Health System agreed to pay $12.5 million to resolve a consolidated class action over its use of website tracking pixels, one of the larger settlements in the…
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HCA Explores Rebranding TriStar Hospitals Under Its Own Name
HCA Healthcare is exploring a rebrand of its TriStar Division, potentially bringing its Nashville-area hospitals under the national HCA name, according to bid proposal documents for Williamson Health…
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Dentalcorp Enters U.S. Market With Northstar Dental Acquisition
Dentalcorp, one of North America’s largest dental support organizations, has entered the U.S. market by acquiring Northstar Dental Partners, a Boca Raton-based group supporting 21 practices across Florida….
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73% of Healthcare Sites Run Ad Trackers That Ignore Opt-Outs
73% of 59 major U.S. hospital and clinic websites were running advertising or marketing trackers even when visitors sent an active Global Privacy Control opt-out signal, according to…
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The Attribution Problem Your Board Doesn’t Understand
Healthcare marketing attribution is genuinely hard for multi-site groups because patient journeys are long, largely offline, and privacy-constrained—and a budget you can’t defend is a budget that gets…
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PE’s Quieter Playbook: Joint Ventures With Nonprofit Health Systems
Private equity firms are increasingly expanding in healthcare through joint ventures with nonprofit health systems rather than outright buyouts, according to a new report from the Private Equity…
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Patient Portal Messages Have Surged 153% Since COVID, JAMA Study Finds
Patient-authored messages to providers have surged 153% since the COVID-19 pandemic, and a new JAMA study using Epic data finds the increase did not reduce telehealth or in-person…
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Health System Leaders on Costs, Innovation, and the Affordability Challenge
Top U.S. health system executives say affordability and cost pressure now sit at the center of nearly every strategic decision. In a Chief Healthcare Executive roundtable, leaders including…
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Local Search in the Age of AI: 6 Moves for Healthcare Marketers
Winning healthcare local search now means appearing as the trusted answer across search engines, maps, and AI tools—not simply ranking on Google. Press Ganey outlines six priorities: maintain…