Hoover, Ala.-based OS1 Orthopedic & Sports Injury Clinic opened a new location in Kennesaw, Ga. The clinic is led by Andrew Alexander, MD, and provides walk-in and same-day care without a referral. Services include treatment for fractures, sprains, strains and…
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UPMC Washington (Pa.) has launched a new hospital inpatient telehealth neurosurgery consultation service, according to an April 27 news release. The program lets hospital teams consult with advanced practice providers specializing in neurosurgery, supported by neurosurgeons Vincent Miele, MD; Edward…
About 50 insurers signed an AHIP and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association commitment to standardize electronic prior authorization for several medical services including orthopedics. Five things to know: 1. The standardized approach will be used for services commonly subject to prior authorization…
Cerapedics and Vizient signed a supplier agreement for the PearlMatrix P-15 peptide enhanced bone graft, according to an April 24 news release. PearlMatrix is FDA approved for open or minimally invasive single-level anterior lumbar interbody fusion, posterior lumbar interbody fusion,…
Across hospitals, patient flow challenges are playing out daily — delayed discharges, constrained capacity and growing pressure on emergency departments. These issues rarely start in one department. They reflect how effectively patients move across the entire system, from admission through…
Orthopedics is among one of the wealthiest specialties, according to Medscape’s “Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2026.” The report, published April 24, included data from a survey of 5,916 respondents across more than 29 specialties. Five things to know: 1.…
Pharmacy is no longer a cost center defending its budget. It is an enterprise lever, and the executives running it are being asked to behave — and be staffed — accordingly. At the 2026 CPO Summit, the chief pharmacy officers…
AI is a people-and-process story — not a tech one. At Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting, the CIOs, CDOs, and CMIOs running Cleveland Clinic, Penn Medicine, Jefferson Health, Prisma Health, Northwell Health, Allina Health, Ochsner Health and CommonSpirit told each other…
Parkview Wabash (Ind.) Hospital, part of Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health is opening a 26,000-square-foot outpatient center. The Parkview Wabash MOB West will provide services including orthopedics, podiatry, pain management, general surgery, sports medicine and urology, according to an April…
The CEOs named the mandate. The CFOs are building the operating answer. At Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting, the CFOs running Cleveland Clinic, Ascension, Kaiser Permanente, Sentara Health, Allina Health, NYC Health + Hospitals, UChicago Medicine AdventHealth and Temple Health told…