Warsaw, Ind.-based medtech company Zimmer Biomet has signed a cooperation agreement with Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population, according to a May 26 report from Daily News Egypt. Through the agreement, Egypt-based distributor AZM will offer Zimmer Biomet’s orthopedic and…
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St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin (Texas) has become the first system in the East Texas region to use Zimmer Biomet’s Persona IQ total knee implant, according to a May 27 report from The Lufkin Daily News. The procedure was performed May…
Zimmer Biomet named Kevin Thornal as group president for global business and the Americas, according to a May 27 news release. Mr. Thornal will join the company July 1. He was previously CEO and president of Nevro, which was acquired…
The average time to see a physician across specialties has grown 19% since 2022, but for orthopedics that figure has gone down, according to a new survey from AMH Healthcare. The average physician appointment wait time for orthopedic surgery is…
Healthcare’s workforce crisis is accelerating — but forward-thinking organizations aren’t waiting to react. Leaders at Bon Secours Mercy Health and Wellstar Health System are making bold, long-term investments in education and upskilling to meet tomorrow’s needs today. Join this session…
Jun 4, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
Presented by:
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Hanna Patterson
SVP, Healthcare & Applied Learning, Guild
Levi Loverkamp
Chief Workforce Planning Officer, Bon Secours Mercy Health
Laura Dannels
Chief Talent Officer, Wellstar
When a cyberattack shuts down billing systems, accounts receivable can spike overnight — jeopardizing financial stability and delaying reimbursement for weeks. After the Change Healthcare outage in early 2024, many hospitals faced exactly this scenario. In this timely panel hosted…
Jun 4, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
Presented by:
Presenters
Jennifer Igel
Chief, Insights and Performance Management, Providence
Ken Hogue B.S.C, Intl.Bus. CRCR, CPPM
Chief Revenue Cycle Officer, United Health Services
Shannon Cameron
Chief Operating Officer, Revenue Cycle, AFS, LLC of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians
Mandie Brzon
SVP Rev Cycle Operations, R1
Jun 17, 2025 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM America/Chicago
Spine surgeon training may not be enough to prepare physicians as procedures become more complex, Andrew Fanous, MD, told Becker’s. Dr. Fanous, neurosurgery chief at Inova Alexandria (Va.) Hospital discussed his perspective and a solution to address it. Editor’s note:…
The Apple Vision Pro and eXeX surgical mapping software launched commercially at Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital, the hospital said. Neurosurgeon Robert Knego, MD, debuted the technologies at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, according to an April 28 news release. The software and…
Montrose (Colo.) Regional Health added Rasheed Abiola, MD, and he is joining MRH Spine and Pain Center on June 9. Dr. Abiola has nine years of experience in spine surgery, and he has expertise in minimally invasive techniques and motion-preserving…