Preference-sensitive surgeries — like spine fusions, hip replacements and cataract surgeries — represent a significant and often underestimated source of payer medical spend. Yet most health plans have no clear line of sight into this category. Because these procedures cut…
Presented by:
Cathy Hartman
Chief Healthcare Solutions Officer, Paradigm
Nicola Merryman
Senior Vice President, Healthcare Solutions, Paradigm
John Brady has a clear vision for where orthopedic care is headed, and it runs through the ASC. Mr. Brady, CEO of Geneva, Ill.-based Fox Valley Orthopedics, has made patient access and ASC expansion central to his leadership strategy since…
Medical students researching neurological surgery residencies tallied more than 18,000 views on the American Medical Association’s FREIDA database in 2025, spread across 122 accredited programs. Here are the 10 most-viewed neurological surgery residency programs, based on identified medical student activity…
Fremont, Calif.-based Washington Health has performed 1,000 robotic-assisted knee replacements using the Tmini miniature robotic system from Think Surgical and Zimmer Biomet’s Persona personalized knee system. The procedures were performed by Alexander Sah, MD, medical co-director of the Institute for…
Rural healthcare is under unprecedented strain. Margins are eroding, workforce shortages persist and access continues to contract as service lines close. The $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program offers something rare — a once-in-a-generation chance to redesign care delivery instead…
Presented by:
Seth Edwards
Managing Director - Advisory Services, Premier Inc.
Zimmer Biomet has secured 510(k) clearance from the FDA for an advanced version of its ROSA Shoulder System. The upgraded system includes improved robotically assisted glenoid reaming and humeral resection capabilities, and can support robotic total shoulder arthroplasty for anatomic…
The healthcare supply chain has long been treated as a cost center. That framing is breaking down. Labor pressure, reimbursement cuts, supply disruption and margin volatility have made it clear that another round of contract renegotiation will not be enough.…
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Orthopedic medtech company DePuy Synthes has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire selective rights for Gemtrack, a proprietary tracking technology for shoulder, hip and knee surgeries The company is aiming to bring the first-to-market radiofrequency miniature tracker technology across…
Most multispecialty organizations have dashboards. The problem is those dashboards are telling leaders what already went wrong — after claims are denied, AR ages and revenue is delayed. For organizations managing multiple specialties, decentralized workflows and expanding payer requirements, that…
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CMS has proposed capping certain state Medicaid payments by more than $775 billion over 10 years, including $510 billion in federal savings. The proposal is drawing criticism from hospital groups, and spine surgeons are also concerned about its affects on…
