As spine and orthopedic procedures continue shifting outpatient, ASCs are managing rising case complexity, new technology expectations and tighter demands around patient experience and financial performance. During Becker’s 31st Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs in Chicago, four…
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When elite athletes walk into an orthopedics clinic after a major injury, they sometimes find the road to pain minimization and restored peak performance to be a forked path. For Prem Ramkumar, MD, medical director of technology and clinical innovation…
Orthopedic surgeons say the most complicated part of delivering care today is not surgery — it is navigating the administrative layers behind it, from prior authorization hurdles to performance metric overload and bundled payment programs. Question: What’s the one part…
Athletes today, whether professional, collegiate or recreational, want care that restores them quickly and keeps them competitive. Those expectations are pushing health systems to rethink everything from surgeon education to technology adoption to how they deliver consistent, high-value sports medicine…
Columbus, Ga.-based Hughston Clinic is partnering with Commure to implement the healthcare technology company’s enterprise AI platform across its orthopedic network. The rollout includes Commure’s revenue cycle management tools, ambient AI documentation tools and AI agents to support prior authorization,…
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Value-based care has become one of the most pressing challenges, and opportunities, in orthopedic and spine surgery. Rising costs, increasing case complexity and shifting expectations from patients and payers are forcing health systems to rethink how they deliver care long…
Phoenix-based Banner Health’s Wyoming Medical Center in Casper plans to reopen its east campus in January 2026 as a specialty hospital for orthopedic care. The $6 million renovation includes four upgraded operating rooms, 37 inpatient beds, full imaging and lab…
University Orthopedics’ East Bay Surgery Center in East Providence, R.I., has become the first site in the state to implant a closed-loop spinal cord stimulator. Shiqiang “Chris” Tian, MD, an interventional pain specialist at University Orthopedics, performed the outpatient procedure…
Hendry Regional Medical Center in Clewiston, Fla., has expanded its orthopedic and general surgery offerings and begun renovating patient rooms, according to a Nov. 17 FOX4 report. Surgeons Michael Bahlatzis, MD, and David Rubins, MD, lead the orthopedics services. They…
As more payers push orthopedic bundles, surgeons and health system leaders are being asked to improve outcomes at lower cost, all while navigating siloed workflows, tightening budgets and rising patient expectations. Orthopedic leaders say the biggest challenges lie not in…