Between 2022 and 2023, denials by Medicare Advantage plans increased 56% for the average health system, and commercial plan denials rose more than 20%. In this environment, health systems like SSM Health, Temple Health and Ochsner Health are prioritizing documentation…
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Zacharia Pinter, MD, has joined The Orthopedic Partners in Park City, Utah, according to a July 10 Linkedin post. Dr. Pinter is a graduate from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic’s orthopedic surgery residency and recently completed a fellowship at Philadelphia-based Rothman…
Orthopedic surgeon Jonathan Glashow, MD, performed knee surgery on Philadelphia 76ers player Paul George July 14 at the New York City-based NYU Langone Sports Medicine Orthopedic Center. The procedure was an arthroscopic surgery on George’s left knee to treat an…
Peter Sultan, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, N.Y., died July 13 at age 54, Riverhead Local reported July 15. Dr. Sultan died unexpectedly while competing in a triathlon, the report said. He worked at…
CMS released the 2026 proposed payment rule for hospital outpatient departments and ASCs on July 15. The agency proposed removing 285 mostly musculoskeletal procedure codes from the inpatient-only list over a three-year period, including 266 codes for 2026. Below are…
Manual inventory tracking in operating rooms is time-consuming and risky — leading to stockouts, waste and compliance headaches. This was the reality at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, where pharmacy teams spent nearly seven hours daily restocking…
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Spine Medicine and Surgery of Long Island (N.Y.) has added Marissa Catalanotto, MD, to its staff. Dr. Catalanotto is an interventional pain management physician and is currently completing a pain medicine fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center, according to a…
Designing Safer Workplaces for Nurses: A New Era of Accountability, Empathy, and Real-Time Awareness This webinar explores how hospitals are rethinking workplace safety to better support and retain their nursing staff. We’ll dive into the role of real-time technology in preventing incidents, reducing burnout, and creating a culture of trust. Learn how health systems…
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Varoon Kumar
Senior Director of Sales, Axon
Michael Reynolds
Corporate Security Executive, Fairview Health
Nonoperative spine care will likely grow as regenerative medicine and opioid-sparing approaches advance, Brad Sorosky, MD, said. Dr. Sorosky, a physiatrist with Phoenix-based Desert Spine & Sports Physicians, spoke with Becker’s about reducing opioid use in spine patients, his top…
Physicians can only improve the things they measure. From costs to outcomes and supply, spine surgeons discuss how they manage and learn from the data. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the…
