The North Carolina State Health Plan has added Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina as a preferred provider in its no-cost surgical program offered through specialty care platform Lantern. The program connects eligible health plan members with surgeons and facilities for select nonemergency…
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Most health systems still treat pharmacy as a line-item expense to control. Leaders at Ochsner Health, St. Luke’s Health System, MetroHealth and Yale New Haven Health System are taking a different approach—leveraging pharmacy intelligence, AI-enabled workflows and data-driven decision-making to improve medication…
Jul 15, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Deborah Simonson, PharmD, CPEL
Joshua Weber, PharmD, MBA-HCM, CSP, BCMTMS, 340B ACE
Ryan Mezinger, RPh, CPEL
Marjorie Lazarre, PharmD, MHA
Orthopedic surgeons have never been in higher demand. Hospitals are recruiting aggressively. Patients are waiting longer for care. Workforce shortages continue to grow. In most industries, those conditions would create more leverage for the people providing the service. However, Alex…
Building a nationally recognized sarcoma program may sound like a recruiting challenge, but Kristy Weber, MD, says it’s actually a trust challenge. Over the course of her career, Dr. Weber has helped build nationally recognized sarcoma programs at both Baltimore-based…
SurGenTec earned FDA 510(k) clearance for its ION-L lumbar facet fixation system, according to a June 15 news release. ION-L is a zero-profile implant designed for posterior lumbar facet fusion in patients with degenerative disc disease from L3 to S1…
Spine’s outpatient moment is here, and as more cases fit the setting, hospitals have to find a way to make their own footprint in ASCs, Brian Cole, MD, managing partner at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, said. And there’s the challenge…
Spine surgeon Andrew Dossett, MD, operated on Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nikola Topić, the team said June 13. Dr. Dossett performed a minimally invasive lumbar microdiscectomy on Mr. Topić at Carrell Clinic in Dallas. Mr. Topić will be recovered in…
TriasMD, the parent company of DISC Surgery Centers in Newport Beach, Calif., named new executive leaders including Lee Levanduski as CEO, Andrew Nice as COO and Mike Lembo as CFO. Mr. Levanduski has more than 30 years of experience in…
For independent practices, denials don’t just delay payments. They drain staff time, strain margins and create backlogs that take weeks to unwind. The financial impact is visible in A/R reports. The operational impact is felt in every billing cycle. Most…
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Michelle Scott
AVP RCS Operations, Veradigm
HSHS Medical Group Orthopedic Surgery – Breese (Ill.) has added Carl Painter, MD, to its staff. Dr. Painter is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in hip, knee and shoulder replacement, as well as treating joint instability and common nerve conditions,…