Private equity has completely revolutionized the culture of orthopedics, but has also opened surgeons’ eyes to their true value. If executed properly, private equity’s involvement in the orthopedic space can actually provide value to both surgeons and patients. Three orthopedic…
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The decision not to operate is often one of the most consequential choices orthopedic and spine surgeons make. Leaders told Becker’s that while surgery can offer life-changing benefits, the right answer is not always an operation, particularly when conservative treatment,…
OR inefficiency doesn’t always look like downtime. It often hides in missed opportunities — unused blocks, delayed scheduling and reactive processes. At many health systems, released OR time becomes a quiet drain: lost revenue, surgeon frustration and underused capacity at…
Jul 22, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Kelly Connolly, MHSA, PMP
- Jane Yang, MHA
- Caity Butler, MSN, RN, CNOR
- Thomas Brehmer
As health systems face ongoing margin pressure and limited capital, leaders are being asked to deliver faster, more strategic insights around budgeting, forecasting and enterprise performance. But siloed systems and manual reporting continue to slow progress. In a recent Becker’s…
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Safety-net hospitals operate under extraordinary pressure. The ones making progress are finding new ways forward through strategy and innovation. This webinar brings together executive leaders working with the nation’s private safety-net hospitals to share how deliberate strategy around service line…
Aug 13, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Sameer Shah, PharmD, MHA, CSSBB, FACHE, President, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Chicago
- Scott Wester, President and CEO, Cottage Health
- Brandon Newman, PharmD, Chief Executive Officer, Clearway Health
- Allison Arant, Senior Vice President, Client Development and Marketing, Clearway Health
Orthopedic surgery continues to evolve through advances in sports medicine, joint preservation, reconstruction, oncology and minimally invasive techniques. Across the country, a select group of surgeons is helping shape the field through clinical innovation, research leadership, education and advocacy. The…
For a growing number of independent orthopedic and musculoskeletal practices, Medicare participation is becoming a financial liability rather than a sustainable line of business. Practice leaders cite steady erosion of physician fee schedule payments, mounting administrative requirements and prior authorization…
Praveen Reddy, MD, is a neurosurgeon at Conroe, Texas-based Center for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, which operates six offices across the greater Houston area. Dr. Reddy has expertise in minimally invasive and robotic-assisted spine and brain surgery, including procedures using the…
Surgical efficiency is within reach, but it requires more than an EHR. The University of Kansas Health System and University of Iowa Health Care are at different points in their digital transformation journeys. Their experiences reveal what it takes to move…
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- Megan Eubanks, MBA, Senior Director of Business Operations, Perioperative and Procedural Services, The University of Kansas Health System
- Ben Hall, MBA, MHA, MHCDS, Executive Director - Perioperative Services University of Iowa Health Care
- Alyssa Arrese, MHA, Senior Director, Client Services, LeanTaaS
Picture a health system where clinical, supply chain and risk leaders share the same operating picture, where standardization decisions are made through clear governance rather than by department, and where outside partners are evaluated on outcomes. That is the kind…
Jun 22, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Lesli Giglio
- Tiffany Wickes-Demillio
- Kristen DiGiovanni