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Proactive, personalized, preventive: Redefining value in precision medicine

As health systems pivot toward proactive care, the focus is shifting from disease management to personalized wellness. But making that shift isn’t easy — it demands new tech, new mindsets and new ways of defining value. Join executives from Vituity,…

Nov 20, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST

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Andrew Smith, Chief Operations and Business Officer, Vituity
Liz Kearney, Senior Director of Precision Health, UW Health
Enitza D. George, MD, MBA, MSAI, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Chief Population Health Officer, University Hospital at Downstate
Bobbie Kumar, MD, MBA, FAAFP, Director, Clinical Transformation, Vituity and Director & Co-founder; MOOV Health & Wellness

Tenon Medical's SImmetry+ SI joint system earns FDA clearance

Tenon Medical’s SImmetry+ sacroiliac joint fusion system earned the FDA’s 510(k) clearance, according to an Oct. 21 news release. The SImmetry+ system is a minimally invasive lateral access system made of 3D-printed titanium and uses the company’s proprietary instrumentation. Tenon…

Driving Equity in Behavioral Health: Overcoming Barriers to Access

Transportation gaps, scheduling hurdles and fragmented coordination keep too many patients from getting the care they need. Behavioral health access isn’t just about volume — it’s about logistics alignment. When support systems aren’t designed around patients’ daily realities, inequities persist…

Nov 18, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST

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Presenters:

Eboney Kraisoraphong, Chief Operating Officer, Northeast Treatment Centers
Maria Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Bournewood Health Systems
Valerie Holland, Head of US Sales, Uber Health
Wayne Young, MBA, LPC, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, The Harris Center for Mental Health
Tanmay Mathur, Vice President, Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

A new playbook for injury prevention in sports medicine

When Frank Noyes, MD, looks back on his career, he doesn’t just see surgeries or research papers. He sees thousands of young athletes — particularly female athletes — whose futures depended on whether their injuries could be prevented. Dr. Noyes,…

Dr. Alex Vaccaro: AI is reviving value-based care

Fifteen years ago, Alex Vaccaro, MD, PhD, president of Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics, first thought value-based care might finally bring reason to healthcare spending. By moving appropriate orthopedic cases from large hospitals to ambulatory centers, he and his colleagues saved millions…

Solenic Medical's orthopedic implant infection technology sees success

Solenic Medical’s alternating magnetic field technology was successfully used for orthopedics following the FDA’s compassionate use authorization, according to an Oct. 21 news release. The noninvasive technology, designed to treat orthopedic implant infections, was used as an adjunct to surgery…

AI, OBBBA, and the Future of Care: How Health Systems Are Preparing for 2026

As 2026 approaches, health systems are bracing for the ripple effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), rising labor costs, and the accelerating pace of AI adoption. Leaders are being asked to improve efficiency, retain staff, and integrate…

Dec 2, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

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Susan M. Grant, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Chief Clinical Officer symplr
Robert Bart, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, UPMC Health Services Division University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
Brienne Sandow, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer; Associate VP of Operations St. Luke’s Meridian Medical Center
Aaron Wilcox, MD, General Surgeon and Care Experience Technology Leader Kaiser Permanente (Southern California)

Sintx receives FDA approval for foot and ankle system

Sintx Technologies has earned FDA 510(k) clearance for its SINAPTIC Foot & Ankle Osteotomy Wedge System. The implant system combines a silicon nitride biomaterial, surgeon-informed implant designs and a single-use instrument kit, according to an Oct. 20 news release from…

Summit Orthopedics opens surgery center

Woodbury, Minn.-based Summit Orthopedics opened its Plymouth (Minn.) Surgery Center and provided care to the center’s first patient. Same-day orthopedic procedures offered at the new facility include joint replacement surgery, hand and wrist procedures, spine surgeries and sports medicine and…

Onkos Surgical gets FDA clearance for antibacterial orthopedic tech

Medtech company Onkos Surgical received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its antibacterial-coated orthopedic implants. Onkos Surgical’s ELEOS Proximal Tibia with NanoCept Antibacterial Technology prevents intraoperative bacterial contamination during orthopedic implant procedures, according to an Oct. 21 news release from…