In high-stakes environments, confidently held misinformation is a measurable risk. An employee can complete required training, pass a quiz and still lack the knowledge needed to perform safely under pressure. Microlearning improves access. Generative AI accelerates content creation. But neither…
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Traditional fee-for-service has been predominant despite long-term conversations about value-based care. But the latter model is likely to expand and serve as a more common option alongside fee-for-service, Bryan Lee, MD, said. Dr. Lee, a spine surgeon with Phoenix-based Barrow…
Babajide Ogunseinde, MD, a spine surgeon in Longview, Texas, launched the PML Mastery App, a digital platform to train physicians in the posterior medial-to-lateral sacroiliac fusion technique. Dr. Ogunseinde created the technique, which has an emphasis on improved implant trajectory,…
Alexander Bisch, DO, a primary care sports medicine physician, has joined Golden Valley, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics. Dr. Bisch treats nonsurgical orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions in patients of all ages. His clinical interests include sports injuries, concussion management and ultrasound-guided…
Emily Morgan, MD, has joined Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health’s orthopedic hand surgery team, according to a March 16 Finger Lakes Times report. She will see patients at the new RRH Geneva (N.Y.) Medical Campus, as well as at the system’s…
For Emeka Nwodim, MD, a successful spine practice doesn’t have one set path. Dr. Nwodim reflects on what spine surgeons should do in 2026 to grow and one thing he’d do differently earlier in his career. The Spine Success Strategy…
A spine surgeon in New York was fined $22,000 and barred from administering pediatric vaccines over claims related to his own child’s vaccinations, Newsday reported March 13. Salvatore Palumbo, MD, reached a settlement with state investigators but denied the charges…
Medicare Advantage was supposed to be a bridge to a better healthcare payment system. For orthopedic surgeons on the front lines, it increasingly feels like a bureaucratic maze. That tension, between the promise of value-based care and the reality of…
Rising costs, specialty drug pressure and Medicare Advantage headwinds are making sustained medical loss ratio performance harder to achieve. At many health plans, risk, quality, network and value-based initiatives are still managed through disconnected analytics tools or spreadsheets. This fragmentation…
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Trenor Williams, MD
CEO and Co-Founder, Socially Determined
Justin Neece
Chief Growth Officer, MedeAnalytics
Jeffrey Dugas, MD, operated on Boston Red Sox infielder/outfielder Romy Gonzalez on March 12, the team said. Dr. Dugas performed a left shoulder arthroscopic debridement on Mr. Gonzalez. The procedure was completed at Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center in…
