Most spine and orthopedic practices treat network participation as a prerequisite for building volume, staying busy and keeping the lights on. But Anthony Maioriello, MD, challenged that assumption at Becker’s Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of…
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Patient balances continue to rise, but adding billing staff isn’t a sustainable answer for growing dental organizations. Many billing teams are stuck chasing payments manually, balancing patient communications across multiple locations, and trying to improve collections in a challenging labor…
Jul 29, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Pam Draper, Vice President, Operations, Partnerships for Dentists
- Samantha Champagnie, Vice President, Revenue Cycle Management, Imagen Dental Partners
- Aphton McElheney, Head of Customer Success, Pearly
It is often said that the operating room minute is the most expensive unit of time in healthcare — but that doesn’t mean it’s necessarily central to ASC profit margins. Michael Verdon, DO, a neurosurgeon and chief medical officer at…
Looking at total compensation as more than just a paycheck, building up the infrastructure around you and finding the right practice setting are three pieces of advice that physicians wish they had received earlier in their careers. These three surgeons…
When William Levine, MD, became chair of orthopedic surgery at New York City-based Columbia University in 2014, he thought he understood leadership. More than a decade later, he believes one of the biggest mistakes in medicine is assuming yesterday’s approach…
When he stepped into his role as managing partner of Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in 2018, Brian Cole, MD, was faced with the question of scale and what strategy was the best fit. “Some of the most challenging aspects…
Suraj Sulhan, MD, a spinal neurosurgeon, is joining Dallas Neurosurgical & Spine, he said in a June 15 LinkedIn post. Dr. Sulhan has expertise in endoscopic and minimally invasive spine surgery. He recently completed his residency at Houston Methodist, and…
When Leonel Hunt, MD, began traveling to Africa through the Hunt Foundation, he expected to teach. He did not expect to rethink how he practiced medicine. Dr. Hunt had built a career at the forefront of spine surgery. An attending…
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…
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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Presenters:
- Deborah Simonson, PharmD, CPEL, Chief Pharmacy Officer and Vice President, Ochsner Health
- Joshua Weber, PharmD, MBA-HCM, CSP, BCMTMS, 340B ACE, Senior Director, Ambulatory, Retail and Specialty Pharmacy Services, St. Luke's Health System
- Ryan Mezinger, RPh, CPEL, Senior Vice President, Chief Pharmacy Officer, MetroHealth
- Marjorie Lazarre, PharmD, MHA, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Yale New Haven Health System