Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has opened a 20,700-square-foot sports medicine center in Sacramento, Calif., according to an April 13 report from ABC 10. The Sports Medicine Center at Sacramento Downtown Commons has a procedure room, seven exam rooms and four…
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Healthcare organizations are moving fast on AI — but many are hitting a more fundamental obstacle: their data is not ready to support it. Fragmented records, interoperability gaps and unreliable pipelines mean AI results can be inconsistent, hard to trust…
Jun 30, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Julie Smith
MSHI, NI-BC, CEN Head of Global Healthcare Market Strategy, InterSystems
Romil Chadha
Chief Medical Information Officer, UK HealthCare
Emily Webber
Chief Medical Information Officer, Indiana University Health and Riley Children's Health
David Burwell
Chief Quality Officer, Chief Medical Information Officer, UPMC
Conrad Gleber
Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, University of Rochester Medical Center
For a growing share of members, the care journey now begins not with a nurse line or portal, but with AI. Conversational tools are stepping in before a clinician is involved, guiding symptom interpretation and next-step decisions. While this shift…
May 21, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
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Rachel French
Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer, MD Live by Evernorth
Johnson & Johnson reported nearly $2.4 billion in orthopedic sales during the first quarter of 2026, an increase of 6.3% from the previous year, according to financial results posted April 14. Here are six more notes:
Austin, Texas-based CPIhealth has acquired Midwest Interventional Spine Specialists and Serenity Surgical Center. Midwest Interventional Spine Specialists, which has clinic locations in Munster and Chesterton, Ind., is led by Shaun Kondamuri, MD, and Satish Dasari, MD. The surgery center is…
Musculoskeletal care is facing a growing paradox: as demand rises and more procedures move into outpatient settings, it’s becoming harder, not easier, to get patients treated. A new wave of payer policies, from algorithm-driven prior authorization to reimbursement cuts and…
Medtech companies SpineGuard and Omnia Medical completed the transfer of SpineGuard assets and entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for PediGuard devices. Omnia Medical will have full responsibility over the commercialization of PediGuard devices in the U.S., integrating the devices…
From individual surgeon clawbacks to larger CMS repayment plans, insurance takebacks are reshaping the economics of medicine. For spine surgery, clawbacks have been a persistent area of friction, Brian Gantwerker, MD, of The Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles, said. “I…
Syracuse (N.Y.) Orthopedic Specialists added spine surgeon Mark Wolgin, MD, syracuse.com reported April 13. Dr. Wolgin has experience with minimally invasive and traditional surgical techniques. His expertise includes degenerative disc disease, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, sciatica and spinal instability. He…
At The Oregon Clinic in Portland, neurosurgeon Aqib Zehri, MD, is building a high-acuity spine program with a premise that runs counter to much of modern healthcare: the operating room is not where spine care begins. His practice spans the…