CMS’ proposed Medicare payment policy includes another 1.68% cut to reimbursements for surgeons. The CMS calendar year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule’s proposed rule could have an even larger effect on spine and orthopedics. Specialty-level analysis estimates that orthopedic surgery…
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The FDA has classified a recall of spinal anesthesia kits from B. Braun Medical as Class I, the agency’s most serious designation, according to a July 17 Citeline report. The recalled kits contain bupivacaine hydrochloride in dextrose injection, a prescription…
Health systems are pouring investment into AI, but most still can’t vouch for the data underneath it. A recent federal data brief found roughly one in five hospitals don’t know whether their predictive AI models have been evaluated for bias.…
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Getting an orthopedic practice to adopt AI isn’t a technology problem — it’s a trust problem, according to John Bring, vice president of clinical innovation and performance at Omaha, Neb.-based Sequel Ortho. Mr. Bring shared his approach to winning over…
When Daniel Riew, MD, began implanting artificial cervical discs in 2002, surgeons were waiting for answers to three questions. Would the operation work as well as fusion? Would the implant last? And could preserving motion prevent the levels above and…
You’ve turned autonomous coding on — now how do you scale it without putting quality at risk? This session tackles what happens after go-live. Drawing on real multi-site results, we’ll unpack the governance controls and safeguards that keep autonomous coding defensible as…
Aug 25, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Brytani Griner, MS, RHIA, CRCR, CHFP, VP of coding services, Ensemble Health Partners
- Brinton Frisby, Global director autonomous coding, Solventum
Medtech company Stryker has commercially launched the Mako Robotic Power System for total knee replacement procedures. The handheld, robotic-assisted system is compatible with Stryker’s Triathlon Total Knee System and includes intraoperative planning and a robotically enabled saw, according to a…
An operation can go exactly as planned and still become a bad surgical episode. The patient leaves the hospital, then falls at home. Pain or swelling sends them to the emergency department. A rehabilitation stay stretches longer than expected. A…
Medtronic has completed its acquisition of SPR Therapeutics, a pain management medtech company, for $650 million. SPR Therapeutics develops percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation therapies for chronic and acute pain management. Nearly 50 million adults in the U.S. are affected by…
A proposed Medicare rule could cut physician reimbursement for total hip and knee replacement procedures by 20% in 2027, the OrthoForum warned. The alliance represents 96 independent orthopedic practices and more than 4,100 physicians nationally. The group said the CMS…