The highest-paid orthopedic surgeon in Houston, the most populated city in the South, earns $955,400 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool. Orthopedic surgeons earn an average of $365,060 annually across the country, according to the Bureau of Labor…
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Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health’s Riverview Hospital in Red Bank, N.J., has performed its first periacetabular osteotomy, or PAO, a complex hip preservation surgery for younger patients with hip dysplasia. Orthopedic surgeon Atul Kamath, MD, performed the procedure, which involves…
Every spine surgeon eventually confronts the same moment: a decision that cannot be deferred, delegated or softened by consensus. Operate or don’t. Decompress or fuse. Act now or wait, knowing the consequences of waiting may be irreversible. Mark McLaughlin, MD,…
Ossio, an orthopedic surgery and fixation implant medtech company, has opened its U.S. headquarters in Palmetto, Fla. The new 30,000-square-foot facility houses a manufacturing plant and surgeon training center, according to a Feb. 3 news release from Ossio. The company…
There are several spine measurements to know in spine care and research, but Philip Louie, MD, said he’s never seen any centralized place for physicians to fully understand them. So he said he built that himself with a new website,…
With more years in practice, spine surgeons say their threshold for recommending surgery has evolved toward discernment. Variables such as advances in outpatient techniques and anesthesia have shortened recoveries and expanded surgical options are also changing how these decisions are…
Spine medtech company Providence Medical Technology named Jim Hens as chief commercial officer, according to a Feb. 4 news release. Mr. Hens has more than 25 years of leadership experience in the spine industry and previously held leadership roles with…
Best in KLAS is one of the most trusted and influential recognitions in healthcare technology, but what actually goes into determining the winners? In this webinar, Mac Boyter, Senior Research Director for Payer/Provider and Documentation Solutions at KLAS, offers a…
Mar 5, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Mac Boyter
Senior Research Director, KLAS
Value-based care programs generate no shortage of insights. The problem is turning those insights into action, consistently and at scale. As downside risk grows, organizations face thousands of coordinated tasks across quality, care management and utilization management. Manual outreach, siloed…
Mar 31, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Robert Connely
Global Industry Market Leader, Healthcare Pegasystems
Monique Stoner PhD, MBA
Vice President, Provider Network Management Services, Oscar Health
Bryan Waide
Regional Vice President of Provider Contracting for Humana’s Western Market
Rhonda Mims
Executive Vice President, Chief Public Affairs and Risk Officer, AmeriHealth Caritas
Amy Compton-Phillips, MD
EVP, Chief Medical Officer, CVS Health
Hillsdale (Mich.) Spine Center, part of Hillsdale Hospital, completed its first artificial disc replacement, according to a Feb. 3 news release. Amritraj Loganathan, MD, completed Hillsdale’s first lumbar disc replacement, an alternative to spinal fusion. The hospital is the only…