Healthcare finance leaders are being pitched on rebate upside. But many programs underperform not because the math was wrong, but because adoption never materialized. This session breaks down what drives ROI in B2B payment programs and how leading healthcare finance…
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Presented by:
Michele Retzbach
Principal Solutions Consultant, AvidXchange
The 2026 Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which ranks the world’s 500 richest people across industries, includes two people from U.S. orthopedic medtech. Ronda Styker and Pat Stryker are with Stryker. Rhonda Stryker is a director of Stryker and one of its largest individual…
Wudbhav Sankar, MD, will be the chief of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Orthopedic Center effective July 1. Dr. Sankar is a leader in children’s orthopedics and has expertise in spinal deformity, hip disorders and pediatric trauma, according to a Feb.…
In healthcare, partnerships between insurers and physicians are often announced with optimism and framed as transformative, yet many fail to achieve sustained alignment due to competing incentives. Orthopedics, with its high-cost procedures and deeply ingrained emphasis on physician autonomy, has…
Aaron Clark, MD, PhD, performed the first case with Carlsmed’s corra cervical plating system, according to a Feb. 18 news release. The corra plating system is designed to stabilize the spine during fusions and is made with patient-specific plates. Anatomical…
Smith+Nephew has agreed to settle a potential class-action lawsuit regarding the managed account fees for its 401(k) plans. In an amendment complaint, the plaintiffs alleged that Smith+Nephew improperly utilized forfeited 401(k) plan assets, paid unreasonable compensation for plan’s planning and…
Prior authorization delays and standardized codes that do not measure case variability are just two orthopedic policy disconnects surgeons say they face on a day-to-day basis. While insurance companies intend for prior authorization to act as a guardrail, some leaders…
Travis Maak, MD, operated on Utah Jazz player Jaren Jackson Jr.’s knee, the NBA team said Feb. 17. Dr. Maak removed a localized pigmented villonodular synovitis growth in Mr. Jackson’s left knee, according to a news release. Mr. Jackson will…
Hospitals deliver complex care every day — but when documentation, coding and revenue cycle teams operate in silos, financial and quality performance suffer. Incomplete documentation, reactive CDI workflows and disconnected systems can lead to case mix inaccuracy, preventable denials and…
Presented by:
Dan Bray, RN, CDIP, CCDS
Cape Fear Valley Health Corporate Clinical Documentation Integrity Manager
Josh Amrhein, MHA
Solventum Business manager, revenue integrity
Independent spine surgeons face some unique financial challenges that their employed peers might not encounter. On top of clinical work, independent spine physicians grapple with the costs of running a business and keeping up with margins. Spine physicians from different…
