Thomasville, Ga.-based Summit Spine & Joint Centers has acquired Southeast Neurology & Pain Management, an interventional pain management practice with clinics in Thomasville, Tallahassee, Fla., and Panama City, Fla. The acquisition is Summit’s third practice acquisition in the past three…
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Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center has become the first hospital in Illinois to install the Medtronic Stealth AXiS surgical system, an AI-powered navigation platform for brain and spine surgery. The technology combines AI-assisted surgical planning, real-time navigation…
Pharmacy leaders are being asked to absorb more clinic volume, shorten time to therapy and prove enterprise value — all without new headcount. A few systems are finding a way. In this live session, pharmacy leaders from Cone Health, St.…
Aug 12, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Kyle Finnerty, PharmD, MBA, MS, Director of Pharmacy Services, Akron Children's Hospital
- Kristen Kruszewski, PharmD, MBA, VP and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Cone Health
- Josh Weber, PharmD, MBA-HCM, CSP, ACE, Senior Director, Ambulatory, Retail & Specialty Pharmacy Services, St. Luke's Health System
Every healthcare organization is under pressure to improve patient access, reduce administrative burden, and do more with limited staff. AI has quickly become part of that conversation, but knowing where to start, and how to avoid costly missteps, is less…
Aug 18, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
Presenters:
- Sunny Eappen, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Assort Health
- Matt Penrose, Director of Clinical Operations, TidalHealth Orthopaedic
Picture the months after an AI rollout in patient access: clinicians working around the tool instead of with it, a workflow that looked seamless in the demo now creating new friction and a nagging question about whether patients are actually…
Aug 18, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Presenter:
- Sunny Eappen, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Assort Health
Before Ziya Gokaslan, MD, enters the operating room, he increasingly wants the operation to have happened once already. Not on the patient, but on a digital model of the patient’s spine. Using medical imaging, surgeons can create a “digital twin,”…
Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics is planning three new ASCs in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, according to a July 9 report from The Philadelphia Inquirer. The organization is currently a partner in nine surgery centers and two surgical hospitals across Pennsylvania and…
Healthcare transformation is accelerating, but the workforce needed to support it is struggling to keep pace. As health systems invest in digital infrastructure, AI, and new care delivery models, leaders are facing a fundamental challenge: the talent required to operate…
Aug 6, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Luisa Kurtz, DVP Sales, Leadership Solutions, AMN Healthcare
- Tanner Burch, Vice President, Advisory Services, AMN Healthcare
- Rick Roche, Chief People Officer & Chief of Staff, Grady Health System
A new study revealed that arthroscopic knee surgery to trim degenerative cartilage tears may actually do more harm than good, according to a July 13 report from CBS News. The research followed patients for 10 years after undergoing the knee…
Lauren Matteini, MD, now approaches many cervical spine cases by trying to disqualify the operation she would prefer to perform. The operation is cervical disc replacement. “In my practice now, I’m trying to find a reason not to do it,”…