Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care has appointed Brian Wolf, MD, chair and department executive officer of its department of orthopedics and rehabilitation, effective immediately. Dr. Wolf has served as the department’s interim chair and DEO since Jan. 31.…
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The Joint Commission’s standards on effective communication and language access, HHS’s CLAS Standards, CMS Conditions of Participation, and new state interpreter mandates are pushing health systems to rethink how they serve LEP patients. For patient experience leaders, the pressure is…
Aug 10, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Dipak Patel, CEO, GLOBO
- Tyler Gegen, MBA, FACHE, CPXP, System Executive Director of Patient Experience, UnityPoint Health
- Maria Pamboukis, M.D. CPXP., Director, Patient Services, Denver Health
L&K Spine, Inc., based in Texas, a leading innovator in spinal implant technologies, today announced the successful completion of the first surgical case utilizing the BluEX-C Expandable Cervical Interbody System. The procedure was performed by Dr. Fidai in a single-level…
Whether you manage performance across physician groups, hospital-based services or an entire health system, operating reliably at scale has become critical to protecting revenue and reducing risk. As complexity grows, so do the points where performance can break down. Staffing…
Robert Norton, MD, founding partner and spine surgeon at Boca Raton, Fla.-based Florida Spine Associates, said the practice’s growth from a single office to six facilities across Palm Beach and Broward counties came down to one decision: giving up control.…
For years, spine surgery has been judged by what happens early. How long was the hospital stay? Were there complications? Did the patient need another operation? Did pain improve in the first year? Praveen Mummaneni, MD, believes those questions miss…
Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Brain and Spine has opened an office in Edison, N.J., expanding access to brain, spine and neurovascular care for patients across the region. The new location offers first consultations, second opinions and specialty neurological care. Patients can…
CMS released its 2027 proposed payment rule for outpatient hospital departments and ASCs on July 2, 2026, projecting reimbursement cuts for four of the most common spine pain management procedures in ASCs. According to ASCA, proposed 2027 rates for top-volume…
Orthopedic surgery is moving out of the hospital faster than any payment system was built to handle, and the fight over who gets paid what for that shift is now the defining question for ASCs heading into 2026. The migration…
For years, posterior cervical spine surgery has required a trade-off. Surgeons could use lateral mass screws, the long-standing workhorse of posterior cervical fixation. The technique was familiar, broadly taught and generally safe. But the fixation was not always strong enough.…