Orthopedic surgeon Lyle Micheli, MD, director emeritus of Boston Children’s sports medicine division, died, the hospital said in a Dec. 17 announcement. Dr. Micheli co-founded the nation’s first sports medicine clinic for young athletes at Boston Children’s, and that be…
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OrthoConnecticut Coastal Orthopedics has moved its Norwalk, Conn., practice to a new office in Wilton as of Dec. 22, according to a Dec. 21 WestFair Online report. The relocation is part of the group’s ongoing partnership with Healthcare Outcomes Performance…
Burnout, denials, workforce gaps — behavioral health leaders are under pressure from all sides. With demand climbing and capacity stretched, the sector faces a defining moment. This live webinar unpacks results from a nationwide Becker’s-NextGen Healthcare survey of senior behavioral…
Jan 28, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Chelsea Phelps, FNP-C
Clinic Director of Child Adolescent Health, Samuel Rogers Community Health Center
Javier Favela
VP Market & Segment Leader, NextGen Healthcare
Sri Velamoor
CEO, NextGen Healthcare
Ashland (Ore.) Orthopedics is set to close as Asante Ashland Community Hospital transitions to a satellite campus next year, Ashland.news reported Dec. 19. Asante gave 90-day notices to orthopedic staff on Dec. 4, and closure is expected by March 4.…
Alexander Vaccaro, MD, PhD, has spent decades inside operating rooms, lecture halls and executive meetings. As 2026 approaches, his focus is shifting toward who will shape what orthopedics becomes. As professor and chair of orthopedic surgery at Thomas Jefferson University…
The orthopedic industry has been improved with the introduction of surgical robots, but they still have a ways to go, according to two surgeons. While robots can be helpful for surgeons, they can also cause some inefficiencies in procedures that…
Two legal cases involving spine patients and physicians came to a close in the past week: 1. Three physicians were cleared in a spine patient’s $3 million lawsuit that alleged his diagnosis was delayed. A jury ruled that emergency medicine…
Ramin Rak, MD, a spinal neurosurgeon was elected chief of neurosurgery at Smithtown, N.Y.-based St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center, effective Jan. 1. The hospital is an affiliate of Catholic Health Services of Long Island. Dr. Rak is a neurosurgeon…
Payers and providers are widely using AI — but most aren’t seeing full value. Despite near-universal adoption, a nationwide survey conducted with Becker’s Healthcare found fewer than half of organizations are fully committed to using AI to transform outcomes and…
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Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance in Nashville and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee launched a bundled payment program with Ascension Saint Thomas for joint replacement, according to a Dec. 19 news release. The bundled payments coordinate care and streamlines claims and pricing for…