After the pandemic, leaders at Jefferson Health knew that their teams needed help. However, meeting the behavioral health needs of their workforce presented a challenge of access and scale. Jefferson Health faced this challenge head-on by integrating Marvin Behavioral Health’s…
Presented by:
While wrong-site spinal surgeries are rare, the ramifications of a mistake can be devastating for patients, providers and health systems. Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is taking systemwide action to minimize these risks, by developing an “ironclad” process to make sure…
Atlanta-based Northside Hospital had added two new providers for its spine and orthopedic programs. Orthopedic sports medicine surgeon Nimit Lad, MD, has joined the Northside Hospital Orthopedic Institute—Sports Medicine in Snellville, Ga. Dr. Lad specializes in treating sports-related injuries, according…
As treatment capabilities in the orthopedic space evolve, it is up to surgeons to ensure that patients have access to the most advanced methods available. These new treatments can sometimes come at a high cost, especially when they are not…
Spine robots are great when it comes to navigation and instrumentation, but surgeons have yet to fully tap into their potential, Katherine Wagner, MD, said at Becker’s 22nd Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference. Dr.…
The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery updated its 2025 policy recommendations for bone-anchored annular closure in high-risk discectomy patients. The updated position accounts for new five-year data showing significant reductions in symptomatic reherniation, reoperation, and device-related adverse…
With an aging population and the growing burden of chronic disease, remote patient monitoring will only become more important in the years to come. RPM can reduce readmissions, lower costs and improve care continuity — but only when adoption scales.…
Presented by:
Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute has become one of two systems in the Northeast to offer elbow joint replacements. Until the advent of this procedure, there had been no way to treat proximal radioulnar joints when they became damaged…
The next advancements in endoscopic spine surgery that physicians should anticipate include improvements in instruments and the incorporation of regenerative medicine. Sanjay Konakondla, MD, and Albert Telfeian, MD, PhD, who operate New York City-based Endoscopic Spine Institute of New York,…
Ascension’s Dell Children’s Medical Center North Campus in Austin, Texas, has become the first pediatric hospital in the world to perform spine surgeries with an advanced active robotic-assisted and navigation platform. Procedures will be done exclusively at the Dell Children’s…
