Hospitals everywhere are under pressure: rising demand, staffing shortages, and mounting costs. To keep pace, leaders need more than visibility. They need foresight. That’s why the next frontier in operations goes beyond the EMR to enable predictive decision-making that helps…
Presented by:
AventHealth Medical Group has added Albit Paoli, MD, to its orthopedic staff. Dr. Paoli is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in joint replacement, joint revision surgery, limb salvage and reconstruction, musculoskeletal oncology, arthroscopic surgery, arthritis treatment, joint injections, fractures, sprains…
Christian Pean, MD, assistant professor of orthopaedic trauma surgery at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University School of Medicine and executive director of AI and IT innovation for Duke Orthopaedic Surgery, is looking at 2026 with a pragmatic but urgent view of…
Medicare’s 2026 Physician Fee Schedule poses a headwind for spine surgeons, a reason Morgan Lorio, MD, said his focus in the new year will be on physician advocacy. Dr. Lorio, past president of the International Society for the Advancement of…
Minneapolis-based Allina Health Neuroscience, Spine and Pain Institute named Ram Sankaraneni, MD, as president after he held the interim role for almost a year. Dr. Sankaraneni, a neurologist, will oversee strategic development and operational oversight of the Institute, according to…
Neurosurgeon Aaron Cohen-Gadol, MD, launched the Atlas Institute of Brain & Spine in Los Angeles, according to a Dec. 4 news release. The practice is focused on complex brain and spine conditions. Dr. Cohen is a pioneer in techniques that…
Making continued investments into new services lines, technologies and facilities are top priorities for these leaders once the calendar flips into 2026. From modernizing outdated systems to improve efficiencies to breaking ground on new orthopedic ASCs, organizations already have blueprints…
Here are three spine devices earning CMS’ New Technology Add-On Payment in 2025. 1. Carlsmed’s aprevo implant earned the nod for use in cervical spine surgeries. Starting Oct. 1, cervical spine procedures done with aprevo will be eligible for additional payment from…
AI’s potential in spine surgery goes beyond some of the common uses like note taking and triage, Michael Verdon, DO, predicted. Dr. Verdon, a spine surgeon with Dayton Neurologic Associates in Beavercreek, Ohio, shared his AI outlook during an upcoming…
The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Health Network has added Robert Brooks, DO, according to a Dec. 3 report from KFIZ. Dr. Brooks is an orthopedic surgeon and provides services including arthroscopy, joint replacement and procedures involving the…
