AI has moved beyond the buzz. From staffing efficiency to early deterioration detection, top health systems are delivering real ROI without abandoning human oversight. In this report, executives from Duke Health, HCA Healthcare, Beth Israel Lahey Health and AdventHealth DeLand…
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Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center played a role in a new FDA decision that allows bone mineral density, measured through noninvasive imaging, to serve as a qualified endpoint in clinical trials for osteoporosis treatments. Previously, to prove effectiveness, drugmakers…
From clinical outcomes to costs, here are the key discoveries in spine surgery this year: 1. A study from Plano-based Texas Back Institute found positive clinical results for patients having hybrid spine surgery. Researchers looked at a series of 305 patients having…
In 2025, seven orthopedic practices announced and/or completed closures. 1. The Orthopedic Institute in Sioux Falls, S.D., will close its doors after 20 years in order to relocate to Tea, S.D. 2. Mobile-based Alabama Orthopaedic Clinic closed April 11. Barry…
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…
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…
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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…
