When AI investments fail to pay off, the problem is not lack of interest or excitement. It is the challenge of integrating AI into clinical workflows, building governance structures and earning clinician trust. Radiology offers a clearer path forward. Nearly…
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Spine surgery is undergoing a major shift as more procedures move from hospitals into ASCs, driven by advances in minimally invasive techniques, technology and care delivery models. What was once limited to inpatient settings is increasingly being performed safely and…
Thomas Byrd, MD, is set to perform hip surgery on Ryan Pepiot, a pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays, in Nashville, Tenn., on May 13. Mr. Pepiot has not pitched in a MLB game this year due to inflammation in…
Orthopedic surgery continues to evolve as new technologies, care models and leadership approaches reshape the field. Across the Midwest, surgeons are driving that progress, advancing complex procedures, leading major departments and expanding access to high-quality musculoskeletal care. The physicians featured…
Shaden Marzouk, MD, was named CEO of Spire Orthopedic Partners, according to a May 4 news release. Dr. Marzouk previously was CEO of GenesisCare. Before that she was president and CEO of care delivery at Anthem (now Elevance Health). She…
Avera on Louise Health Campus in Sioux Falls, S.D. was renamed to Avera Orthopedic Hospital, according to a May 1 news release. The hospital was renamed after gastroenterology services were moved to a new Avera building. Now the specialty hospital…
Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics opened a new office in West Chester, Pa., according to a May 4 news release shared with Becker’s. The new office will provide services in spine, foot & ankle, and sports medicine. Joint replacement services are expected…
Every missed or under-documented diagnosis — malnutrition, pressure injuries, respiratory failure — costs hospitals an average of $10,000 in reimbursement per patient, while quietly inflating length of stay and readmission rates. Across a health system, these gaps compound into a…
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Jason Cohen, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Inpatient Qventus
Katie Saindon
Senior Director of Product Management Qventus
Hospitals spent $43 billion in 2025 chasing payments insurers already owed them. Payer tactics have grown more sophisticated, more automated and harder to detect — and many of the most financially damaging losses, including DRG downgrades, never trigger a formal…
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Tami Knobbe
EVP, CorroHealth
Anne Robertucci, MS, RHIA
Vice President, Clinical Revenue Cycle Prisma Health
Rebekah May, MBA, MSN, RN
CDI Director, Clinical Revenue Cycle The University of Kansas Health System
Penny Jefferson
Director, Clinical Documentation Integrity Services University of California Davis Medical Center
Richard Nagengast
Vice President, PB Revenue Cycle Mount Sinai Health System
Many hospitals still rely on generic clinical risk scores to flag high-risk patients. The challenge: those scores aren’t built to map to how CMS Star Ratings, HRRP, VBP and Leapfrog measure performance — which means quality improvement effort can be…
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Nik Rao
CEO, Dexur
