CustoMED, an AI-driven orthopedic platform, raised $6 million in funding in a seed round. The company utilizes AI and 3D printing to create orthopedic surgical tools and implants that are patient-specific, according to an Oct. 29 news release from CustoMED. …
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Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute has added 11 physicians to its staff. With the additions, HOI has more than 300 physicians on its staff, including more than 80 orthopedic specialists, according to an Oct. 27 news release from the organization. …
Inefficiencies in documentation, contracts and workflows quietly chip away at revenue. Outdated revenue cycle management (RCM) practices can cost physician groups hundreds of thousands each year. Without a comprehensive operational review, many practices never realize how much potential income is slipping through the cracks.…
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Rhea Medical Center in Dayton, Tenn., opened its Spine Motion Institute, Chattanoogan.com reported Oct. 29. Spine surgeon Scott Hodges, DO, is overseeing the center. His practice includes disc replacement, minimally invasive spine surgery and facet joint replacement. The new center…
Florida has 26 hospitals included on Healthgrades’ Top 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery list, the most of any state. The 2026 Specialty Excellence Awards were published Oct. 28. The Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award recognizes hospitals that deliver superior patient…
As chair of orthopedics at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, Mark Vrahas, MD, has spent his career building programs that balance excellence in education, clinical care and research. Today, he sees the field of orthopedics standing at a pivotal moment —…
A surge of private equity deals in the spine and orthopedic space during the last few years have yet to see solid payoff, some surgeons say. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around…
Recent shifts in telehealth policy have forced some spine surgeons to adapt, Reid Hoshide, MD, said. Dr. Hoshide, of the Neurosurgical Institute of Hawaii in Honolulu, shared his strategy with Becker’s. Question: How are changes to telehealth access affecting your…
Manual barcode scanning is prone to missed steps, scan failures and inconsistent replenishment. For pharmacy teams managing hundreds of trays, the inefficiencies add up, draining valuable working hours and compromising safety. That was the case at Pasadena, Calif.-based Huntington Health.…
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Oklahoma City-based OneCore Health received multiple five-star ratings from Healthgrades for outpatient care, including rotator cuff repair and back and neck surgery. Healthgrades, which evaluates hospitals based on patient outcomes such as complication and mortality rates, recognized OneCore Health among…