Frisco, Colo.-based Vail Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery sent a notice of a recent security incident. On Aug. 6, 2024, the practice learned of suspicious activity in its email environment, prompting an investigation which determined that an unauthorized third party accessed…
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Across the board, cardiology groups are battling administrative complexity, revenue stress and EHR limitations and current models aren’t keeping up. New numbers show nearly half of independent practices are exploring new affiliations and affiliated groups are frustrated by tech gaps…
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The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine has presented the $10,000 Frank and JoAnne Noyes Award of Excellence to honor collaborative research that advances the health, fitness and injury prevention of female athletes. The award will recognize projects involving physician-scientist…
There are recent changes to medical school training that have one orthopedic surgeon worried about the potential future of the orthopedic and musculoskeletal fields. Schools moving away from cadaver labs, the overflow of research publications on residency applications and the…
Brian Badman, MD, a board-certified, fellowship-trained shoulder surgeon at Muncie-based Central Indiana Orthopedics, has performed Indiana’s first augmented reality-assisted shoulder replacement using the ARVIS shoulder system. The procedure was completed July 28 at the practice’s outpatient surgery center in Fishers,…
MiRus has earned New Technology Add-On Payment from CMS for its EUROPA Posterior Cervical System. The system is used for the treatment of the cervical and upper thoracic spine and is built around the company’s 2.9 mm MoRe rod, according…
Here are three recent spine and orthopedic technology acquisitions and transactions totaling nearly $200 million, as reported by Becker’s since July 14:
Springhill Medical Center faced familiar challenges: delayed discharges, limited visibility into length of stay targets and growing pressure on inpatient capacity. But in just two months, the hospital turned things around. This on-demand webinar shares Springhill’s full playbook — a…
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Sharon Barnicle, RHIA, CRCR
Executive Director, Revenue Cycle Springhill Medical Center
Women in healthcare leadership continue to face outsized challenges — from implicit bias to unequal expectations. However, it’s become clear that when women occupy the C-suite, quality, culture and financial performance all benefit. In this session — led by Becker’s…
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Maureen Bell, MD
Physician Director, Health Equity, Vituity
Carla C. Braxton MD, MBA, FACS
CMO, CQO, Surgical Intensivist, Houston Methodist West and Continuing Care Hospitals, Director, Physician Professional Development, HMPO
Elissa Charbonneau, DO
Chief Medical Officer, Encompass Health
Angela Ward, RN, MBA, MSN, CPHQ, CPPS, FACHE
VP Quality, Patient Safety, Regulatory and Accreditation, Performance Improvement, Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Lily Henson, MD
CEO, Piedmont Augusta Hospital
Molly Gamble
Vice President of Editorial, Becker's Healthcare
Spine surgery is entering an exciting time in the medtech space from an explosion of implant designs to the possibility of better standardizing care, Tan Chen, MD, said. Dr. Chen, of Geisinger in Wilkes Barre, Pa., discussed the exciting opportunities…
