Hospitals across the country are competing aggressively for orthopedic surgeons, ambulatory surgery centers and market share. Harpal (Paul) Khanuja, MD, believes the systems that win over the next decade will focus on something else. Making it easier for surgeons to…
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Most people would not expect one of the nation’s busiest orthopedic trauma surgeons to become a healthcare technology leader. Mara Schenker, MD, an orthopedic trauma surgeon at Emory University and associate chief medical information officer at Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital,…
Several practices and hospitals are looking to add spine surgeons to their teams. Here are 10 open positions, using LinkedIn’s job search tool. 1. Wyoming Orthopedics & Spine in Gillette seeks an orthopedic spine surgeon. 2. Rush University Medical Center…
The American Medical Association has adopted a new policy supporting physician education on osteoporosis and advocating for expanded insurance coverage of evidence-based osteoporosis screening and treatment. The policy was approved June 9 during the AMA House of Delegates’ annual meeting…
Hospitals are under pressure to deliver measurable gains in outcomes, patient trust and financial performance. Most organizations have pockets of excellence, but few convert those wins into reliable, systemwide results. In this session, two Mayo Clinic leaders will share how…
Jul 16, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Pablo Moreno Franco, M.D.
Chair, Critical Care Medicine Chair, Hospital Practice Subcommittee Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Jennifer Cowart, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Medical Director, Plummer Chart Inpatient Solutions Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Every week, Keven Burns, MD, sees patients who tell him some version of the same story. They thought it was just aging. The spine surgeon at the Scottsdale-based Spine Institute of Arizona hears the story from retirees who can no…
A chief pharmacy officer sits down with the CFO. Three positions have been open for months. Backlogs are growing. The implicit question: would adding staff actually fix this? For four pharmacy leaders at Ochsner Health, St. Luke’s Health System, MetroHealth…
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Hinge Health expanded its HingeSelect platform to cover orthopedic surgery, according to a June 10 news release. The move makes Hinge Health one of the first digital musculoskeletal vendors to manage the full care continuum. The expansion connects employer plan…
Bundled payment programs assume a level of uniformity that spine surgery patients often don’t have, and for value-based medicine to work, surgeons say that models should address the nuance. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to…
The number of breakthrough device designations granted by the FDA has seen a gradual increase and peaked in recent years, according to new data. The breakthrough device designation provides sped-up processes for development, assessment and review for clearance for selected…