In 2024, healthcare faced more targeted cyberattacks than any year on record. Threat actors used tactics once reserved for Fortune 500 companies against small clinics, diagnostic centers and regional hospitals. The 2025 Cyber Threat Report breaks down exactly how these…
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Economic strain, staffing shortages and consolidation are squeezing ASCs but they’re also forcing transformation. Without bold action, ASCs risk margin erosion, physician attrition and lost leverage with payers. From restructured strategic partnerships to real estate monetization and new partnership models,…
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Disjointed scheduling policies. Manual workflows. Limited real-time data. These inefficiencies once hampered MedStar Health’s 10-hospital network — until a new, data-driven access strategy changed the trajectory. Through standardized block management, cloud-based scheduling tools and a systemwide governance model, MedStar unlocked…
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Courtney Pearson, MBA, MHA
System Assistant Vice President of Operations, Perioperative Services, MedStar Health
Natalie C. Nazon
Regional Business Operations Manager, Perioperative Services, MedStar Health
Brian Bailey
Senior Client Outcomes Manager, LeanTaaS
Spine surgeon Bradley Gelfand, MD, joined The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics in Bethesda, Md. Dr. Gelfand focuses on a range of spinal conditions including disc disease, herniated discs and spinal stenosis, according to a Sept. 10 news release. He earned…
The highest paid orthopedic surgeon in Charlotte, N.C., earns $951,600, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $365,060 orthopedic surgeons make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here are the…
Here are five orthopedic groups and practices expanding and growing their networks in the South, as reported by Becker’s since Aug. 13:
Orthopedic surgeons have found themselves surprised by hospitals’ ability to scoop up physician practices and patients’ heightened interest in new technologies. These two surgeons recently connected with Becker’s to share what part of their practice they’ve least expected. Editor’s note:…
Behavioral health providers face immense pressure to verify benefits quickly and correctly — often within an hour of intake. But with payer-specific requirements, Medicaid redeterminations and program variations by state, even one missed detail can delay care or derail reimbursement.…
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AdventHealth Medical Group opened AdventHealth Medical Group Neurosurgery at Calhoun (Ga.), according to a Sept. 12 news release in Coosa Valley News. Surgeries will be performed at AdventHealth Redmond in Rome, Ga., but the Calhoun location will offer all other…
Here are three updates from Xtant Medical so far in 2025. 1. Xtant Medical launched OsteoFactorPro, a naturally derived, growth factor-rich formulation for spine and orthopedics. OsteoFactorPro is designed to enhances the biologic activity and regenerative potential of any orthobiologic…
