Picture a pilot that surpasses its savings goal within 90 days and then scales across a health system. At Ardent Health, an initial target of $32.50 per admission quickly became $97 per admission during the pilot. After expansion, average savings…
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As pharmacy plays an increasingly central role in both patient care and financial performance, alignment between the CFO and chief pharmacy officer is becoming non-negotiable for many health systems. Stronger collaboration between finance and pharmacy leaders can help organizations better…
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Keith Thomasset
Chief Pharmacy Officer, Dartmouth Health
Wendy Fielding
Chief Financial Officer, Dartmouth Health
Dave Hager
SVP Client Success, Visante
Spine surgeons say healthcare policy needs to address two persisting obstacles to patient care: administrative barriers and insurance restrictions. Changes in the system would benefit the speed of patient treatment and bring welcome transparency to the process. Ask Spine Surgeons…
Contract terms matter. But execution across eligibility, authorization, documentation and follow-up often determines whether revenue is protected or lost. In this session, leaders walk through the payer strategies and operational disciplines high-performing ASCs use to safeguard reimbursement. Through structured scenarios…
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Scott Allen
Senior Vice President, Managed Care Contracting, nimble solutions
Ninety-five percent of adolescent athletes with lumbar spine stress fractures recovered without surgery, according to research from New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery presented at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons’ annual meeting in New Orleans. The study reviewed…
The National Institutes of Health awarded nearly $122 million in funding to orthopedic departments at universities and schools of medicine in the U.S. in 2025, according to data from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The mean funding for…
Intrinsic Therapeutics has introduced the next generation of the Barricaid narrow anchor device, according to a March 4 news release. The new version of the Barricaid narrow anchor is 6mm, down from 8mm the standard version, making implantation easier by…
Hospital leaders do not need more dashboards. They need operations that respond in real time. In this webinar, Cody Walker, RN, president of Baptist Health Medical Center–North Little Rock, shares how Baptist Health Arkansas redesigned its approach to patient flow…
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Cody Walker
President of Baptist Health Medical Center–North Little Rock
Spinal stenosis was the most common diagnosis for both cervical and lumbar spine patients, according to the American Spine Registry’s 2026 report. The report, released Feb. 26, includes data on cervical and lumbar procedures and outcomes from 2015 to 2024. Here…
The ongoing trend of spine medtech companies selling off assets or merging with other companies is continuing into 2026 with three key moves. 1. VB Spine has entered into an agreement with Robotron Surgical Technologies to acquire the SpineHawk platform.…
