New York City-based Montefiore Einstein has added Taikhoom Dahodwala, MD. Dr. Dahodwala is a spine surgeon with clinical interests in adult spinal deformity, complex and reconstructive spine surgery and minimally invasive surgical techniques, according to an April 13 news release…
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Millions of Americans are already turning to AI tools to understand symptoms and make real-time health decisions, signaling a clear demand for more immediate and accessible care. To meet that demand, healthcare must shift from a system centered around the…
May 5, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Allon Bloch
Co-Founder and CEO, K Health
Padmanabhan Premkumar, MD
President, Hartford Healthcare Medical Group
Of the more than 200 orthopedic ASCs on U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers” list, several are in the Northeast. The full list of all ranked ASCs is here. Here are the spine and orthopedic ASCs in the Northeast on the list.…
While female representation in orthopedics is still behind other fields in the healthcare industry, Nicole Lopez, MD, is hopeful for the future of increased representation. The number of female orthopedic surgeons entering the field grew by less than 2% between…
Average orthopedic pay has jumped more than $50,000 over the years since 2022, according to annual Medscape reports. Here is how orthopedic surgeon pay have grown over the last five years: 2022: $557,000 2023: $573,000 2024: $558,000 2025: $564,000 2026: $611,000
In the next five years, the biggest disruptors to orthopedics will affect the number of patients who need surgery and how payers will affect reimbursements, Cory Calendine, MD, said. Dr. Calendine, of Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee in Franklin,…
Every health system provides language access, but few can clearly explain how it works across the organization. When leaders attempt to map their approach, gaps quickly emerge. Workarounds develop in silos, knowledge fails to transfer and system weaknesses are often…
May 13, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Tatiana Cestari, PhD
Director of Language Service Advocacy, Martti an Equiti Solution
Andrew Schwieter
Director, Language Access Services, Cincinnati Children's
CMS has proposed expanding its Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model nationwide through the fiscal year 2027 hospital inpatient and long-term care payment rule. The proposed CJR-X model would hold hospitals accountable for Medicare spending tied to joint replacement procedures…
Being more selective in terms of case load and the explosion of AI are just two ways that orthopedic surgeons are operating differently than years past. These two physicians connected with Becker’s about what they are doing this year that…
Health systems are moving quickly to adopt clinical AI, but scaling it across complex environments remains a challenge. This report explores how leading organizations — including Akron Children’s, Christus Health, Inova Health System, UCHealth and WVU Medicine — are implementing…
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