As more orthopedic procedures continue shifting to outpatient settings, a growing number of ASCs are performing total joint replacement surgeries. CMS’ expansion of the ASC-covered procedures list in recent years, including revisions to hip, knee and shoulder procedures, has further…
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Several health systems and practices are seeking spine and neurosurgeons. Here are 10 places seeking to fill roles, using LinkedIn’s job search tool. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. Baylor Scott & White Health in Temple, Texas seeks…
ASCs now handle 60 to 70 percent of U.S. surgeries, and the stakes around sterile processing have never been higher. Surgical site infections carry a price tag of $20,000 to $60,000 or more per event, and compliance gaps continue to…
Jun 17, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Nina Goins, MSN, RN
Executive Director of the ASC Quality Collaboration
Jeremy Gibson-Roark RN BSN MBA CIC CNOR
Manager, Infection Prevention and Control Programs, DNV Healthcare USA Inc
Damien S. Berg BA, BS, CRSCT, AAMIF, Master Sergeant (Ret)
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Healthcare Sterile Processing Association
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Spine surgeon Edward Shadid, MD, paid $110,000 to settle civil penalty from allegations he violated the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Western District of Oklahoma said in a May 11 news…
Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of University of Southern California has added Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based Beach Cities Orthopedics & Sports Medicine to its network, expanding its orthopedic footprint in the South Bay. Effective immediately, Keck Medicine will operate orthopedic locations in…
2026 marks an unprecedented convergence of forces that will reshape the market landscape: This executive brief reveals why traditional gap closure programs are failing and how diagnostic intelligence enables the shift from retrospective campaigns to continuous, real-time quality management. Healthcare…
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The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons are calling for an immediate end to clinically unfounded insurance denials implants commonly used in cervical spinal fusions, according to a May 11 news release. In a multi-society position…