Over 70% of health systems have deployed at least pilot or full AI solutions in areas like finance, revenue cycle or clinical care. AI is now influencing how clinicians assess risk, guide treatment decisions and determine how health care organizations…
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Nearly half of consumers access healthcare portals less than once a month, and 16% say they have never used one. For payer organizations investing heavily in digital member portals, this gap between availability and engagement raises an important question: What…
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Spine surgery is increasingly defined by a tension few outside the field fully see: the collision of clinical complexity and economic constraint. For surgeons like Oliver Tannous, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon at Washington, D.C.-based MedStar Washington Hospital Center, that…
In the first quarter of 2026, multiple orthopedic surgeons were honored for their work and research. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. Stefano Sinicropi, MD, was named the Top Spine Surgeon of the Year 2026 by the International…
Kevin Lobo, CEO and chairman of Stryker, has been appointed to the board of directors at GE HealthCare. Mr. Lobo has served as Stryker’s CEO since October 2012 and chair of the company’s board since July 2014, according to a…
Ali Ravanpay, MD, PhD, has been named program director of Seattle-based University of Washington’s neurological surgery residency program, according to a March 18 system LinkedIn post. Dr. Ravanpay earned his MD and PhD through UW’s medical scientist training program and…
Cardiovascular programs are expanding fast but many health systems are struggling to keep governance, workflows and financial discipline aligned as remote monitoring volumes grow. Different billing intervals across CIED and heart failure programs, documentation requirements tied to reimbursement and fragmented…
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Dr. Kenneth Civello, MD, MPH, FACC
Louisiana Cardiology, FMOL Health
Gopi Dandamundi, MD, MBA
Founding President Heart & Vascular Institute, Prisma Health
Gordon B. Wesley, DBA, FACHE
Chief Strategy | Clinical Integration Officer, UChicagoMedicine AdventHealth
Troy Leo, MD, MHCM, FACC
Leader - Heart and Vascular Service Line, North Carolina/Georgia Division, AtriumHealth
Providence Medical Technology enrolled its first patients for a randomized controlled trial for its Corus-LX system for degenerative lumbosacral disease, according to a March 19 news release. The multicenter trial will focus on patients who qualify for two-level interbody fusion…
The UC Board of Regents approved a UCLA Health project to convert a Los Angeles area building into an office building including a sports medicine facility and ASC, the Daily Bruin reported March 18. The $298.2 million project will turn…
Bayan Aghdasi, MD, performed the first spine surgery integrating both Apple Vision Pro and Stryker’s Q navigation in the San Diego region, according to a March 19 email shared with Becker’s. The surgery, a percutaneous lumbar fusion, was performed at…
