The physician shortage is a systemic challenge with far-reaching implications for both patients and health system performance. Organizations that still manage physician capacity reactively absorb compounding costs: coverage scrambles, credentialing delays, lost procedural revenue and the slow erosion of physician…
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Michael Shuler, MD, a hand and upper-extremity surgeon at Athens (Ga.) Orthopedic Clinic can perform an endoscopic carpal tunnel release in as little as five minutes. The incision is about 1 centimeter long. Patients typically wear a soft dressing for…
Picture a cardiovascular patient moving from the ED to inpatient to ambulatory to home without a single dropped handoff — follow-up intact, the care team aligned, nothing left to chance in the gaps. For most health systems, that’s not yet…
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Structural heart programs face growing demand, yet many lose capacity to fragmented workflows, inconsistent patient tracking and EMR tools that go underused. This session brings together clinical and operational leaders to show how standardized workflows, echo surveillance strategies and digital…
Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions remain one of the largest cost drivers for commercial populations, yet many digital health vendors rely primarily on self-reported outcomes to demonstrate value. This new study takes a different approach. Instead of surveys, it examines what appears…
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The next major failure in spine care may not begin in the operating room. It could begin when a patient in a smaller market cannot find a surgeon nearby. It could deepen when an insurer delays imaging, therapy or an…
MedEdge Holdings has named Craig Gaffin, former president of Smith+Nephew’s approximately $2 billion global orthopedics business, as partner, the Greenwich, Conn.-based surgical technology platform said in a July 16 news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Gaffin brings more than 25…
The Health Care Transformation Task Force released a case study on a value-based musculoskeletal care model developed by Detroit-based Henry Ford Health, Health Alliance Plan by Henry Ford Health and Protera Health, an independent digital health company. The model improved…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences cut the ribbon on an orthopedic and sports medicine practice in Little Rock, Ark. The new clinic is the organization’s largest in Arkansas, totaling 32,700 square feet, and combines two previous locations in…
Aurora Spine and CornerLoc formed a strategic commercial alliance to expand physician access to minimally invasive spine and sacroiliac joint technologies across the U.S. The partnership combines Aurora Spine’s portfolio of minimally invasive spine technologies, manufacturing capabilities and regulatory resources…
