Eliminating prior authorization, accelerating Medicare’s inpatient-only phaseout and shifting toward outcomes-based reimbursement are among the top policy changes spine surgeons say would improve access and reimbursement in spine care. Five spine surgeons recently connected with Becker’s to share the single…
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Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center launched a new Back & Neck Health Center, and Andrew Hanna, DO, is medical director of the new facility, according to a news release. The Back & Neck Health Center is housed in the MemorialCare…
La Grande, Ore.-based Grande Ronde Hospital has added Benjamin Olson, DO, back to its staff. Dr. Olson is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in joint replacement surgeries and robotic-assisted procedures, according to an Aug. 21 news release from the hospital.…
Commonwealth Pain & Spine, a management services organization, partnered with Adonis for revenue cycle workflows, according to an Aug. 28 news release. Commonwealth Pain & Spine will use Adonis Intelligence and artificial intelligence agents to automate manual and consistent workflows…
For growing dental groups, expansion isn’t just about more locations — it’s about more efficient operations and better experiences for both patients and staff. Join Emmet Scott, co-founder of a 50-plus location dental group and a leading voice in the…
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Emmet Scott
CEO, Dentist Entrepreneur Organization (DEO)
Steve Wright
Enterprise Director, Solutionreach
As large language models make their way into medical coding, health systems are facing a tough reality: most models aren’t yet reliable. Coding inaccuracies, flawed HCC score capture and downstream financial risks are emerging as common concerns. In this on-demand…
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Vidhya Sivakumaran, PhD
VP, Clinical Informatics & Terminology, Data Engineering, IMO Health
Jingqi Wang, PhD
SVP, Data Science & Chief AI Architect, IMO Health
Bloomington-based Indiana Spine Group opened a new location in Westfield, Ind., according to an Aug. 27 report from Current. The Westfield office opened Aug. 11, and spine surgeon Peter Swiatek, MD, is seeing patients at the location. Indiana Spine Group…
Zimmer Biomet named Jonathan Vigdorchik, MD, and Anand Murthi, MD, to leadership roles with its orthopedic businesses, according to an Aug. 28 news release. Dr. Vigdorchik is chief medical technology advisor for adult reconstruction and hip implants. He works at…
Driving Force acquired Wenzel Spine’s Vertebral Motion Analysis technology, according to an Aug. 28 news release. The VMA system was developed with input from spine surgeons and supported by peer-reviewed studies. It uses dynamic fluoroscopy and proprietary software for imaging…
Workforce education is one of the biggest untapped levers for cutting costs, improving safety, retention and efficiency. Traditional training models not only waste time and budget, but also overlook critical knowledge gaps and fail to address the root causes of…
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