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The shift to outpatient orthopedic surgery has raised the stakes on post-operative pain management. Health systems and ASCs are under pressure to reduce opioid exposure while maintaining effective pain control and avoiding readmissions. The NOPAIN Act changes the math. It…
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Tammy Smittle, R.N., B.S.N., M.H.A.
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Nursing Officer Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital
Stephanie Muh, M.D.
Orthopedic Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh/UPMC
The contingent clinical labor market is more expensive and uneven than most health systems realize. Rates, fill times and supply risk climb at different speeds across specialties, and the systems that spot those shifts first protect their margins. This webinar…
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Jessica Fong
Director of Business Development, Locumsmart
Kurtis Biggs, DO, is making his own legacy in orthopedics by creating his own hip implant. The design, first drawn on a napkin, has been used in multiple patients and it’s just the beginning for him. Dr. Biggs, founder of…
From the first visit to final recovery, Jeremy Smith, MD, says his job goes beyond the operating room, and he wants referring physicians to know exactly what that commitment looks like in practice. Dr. Smith, chief of spine surgery at…
Among orthopedic residents, there wasn’t a difference in case volume performed across race and gender, according to a study in the June issue of the HSS Journal: The Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery. Five things to know: 1.…
DePuy Synthes launched Velys Hip Navigation with AI Assistance in the U.S., bringing artificial intelligence to total hip arthroplasty for the first time on its VELYS Hub platform, according to a June 10 news release. The system automates intraoperative image…
Hospitals across the country are competing aggressively for orthopedic surgeons, ambulatory surgery centers and market share. Harpal (Paul) Khanuja, MD, believes the systems that win over the next decade will focus on something else. Making it easier for surgeons to…
Most people would not expect one of the nation’s busiest orthopedic trauma surgeons to become a healthcare technology leader. Mara Schenker, MD, an orthopedic trauma surgeon at Emory University and associate chief medical information officer at Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital,…
Several practices and hospitals are looking to add spine surgeons to their teams. Here are 10 open positions, using LinkedIn’s job search tool. 1. Wyoming Orthopedics & Spine in Gillette seeks an orthopedic spine surgeon. 2. Rush University Medical Center…
The American Medical Association has adopted a new policy supporting physician education on osteoporosis and advocating for expanded insurance coverage of evidence-based osteoporosis screening and treatment. The policy was approved June 9 during the AMA House of Delegates’ annual meeting…
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