Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health physicians are using point-of-care ultrasound technology to reduce imaging burden on patients with cerebrospinal fluid disorders. Ryan Lee, MD, assistant professor of neurological surgery and director of the Hydrocephalus, Chiari and Cerebrospinal Fluid Disorders Center, introduced…
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Medtronic plans to acquire SPR Therapeutics in a $650 million deal, according to a May 20 news release. SPR Therapeutics focuses on percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation for chronic pain management. Its Sprint PNS system is a short-term therapy to address…
Healthcare organizations are under intensifying pressure to control operational costs without compromising patient experience or clinical outcomes. Language services sit directly inside that tension — often treated as a back-office expense, yet tied to patient access, throughput and care quality.…
Jun 23, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
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Neil Wallis
COO, MetroWest Medical Center
Emmanuel Chepkwony
Director of Language Services, Advocate Health
Corey Bolt
Strategic Business Development Executive, AMN Healthcare
Hospitals are facing the same equation from every direction: expenses are rising faster than reimbursement, patient demand keeps climbing and the workforce to meet it is shrinking. The traditional response — add beds, hire more staff, build new towers —…
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Allstate has sued Florida Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, which operates as University Orthopedic Care, alleging personal-injury protection fraud claims, according to court documents filed May 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Allstate’s lawsuit alleges that…
The American Alliance of Orthopaedic Executives is urging Congress to reform the Medicare payment system established under the Medicare Access and Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, warning that a decade of inadequate updates has left orthopedic and…
The number of orthopedic surgeons has seen a steady decline since 2021, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The specialty is expected to face an orthopedic workforce shortfall by 2036, with supply expected to fall by…
As shoulder replacement surgery rapidly expands across the U.S., a growing body of research is raising a difficult question for orthopedic care: How much does surgeon experience actually matter? According to an analysis of more than 330,000 patients, the answer…
Noblesville-based Indiana Orthopedic Institute is adding two orthopedic surgeons to extend its care offerings. Andrew Kapsalis, DPM, and Meghan Roby, DPM, are set to join the organization this summer, providing services including ankle replacements, minimally invasive procedures and revision surgery,…
Implant prices for total shoulder replacement surgery have plummeted more than 40% since 2010, but patients and surgeons have seen almost none of that savings, with hospitals capturing the benefit while physician reimbursements fell nearly as fast as the implant…