Medtech company Smith+Nephew’s CFO has relocated to the U.S. to enhance executive leadership and operational oversight, according to a Sept. 30 news release from the company. Here are five things to know:
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Woodbury, Minn.-based Summit Orthopedics is adding its on-call care to three more M Health Fairview hospitals, Twin Cities Business reported Oct. 1. Starting in 2026, Summit will see patients for urgent and emergency orthopedic care at Fairview hospitals in Burnsville,…
The pressure on healthcare and life sciences teams is only growing. Aging populations, workforce shortages and fragmented data are pushing already stretched teams to the brink. This guide shows how organizations are using autonomous AI to augment care teams, automate…
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East Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics has added hand-to-shoulder surgeon Matthew Akelman, MD, to its team of specialists. Dr. Akelman, a Rhode Island native, treats conditions across the upper extremity, including nerve compression, tendon disorders, arthritis and traumatic injuries. He specializes…
When workplace violence strikes, it’s too late to start planning. Yet many ASC leaders still view security and emergency preparedness as “someone else’s job.” This session changes that mindset. ACHC ASC Program Director — Rommie Johnson — sets the stage…
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Richard L. Parker
Associate Director, Life Safety & Physical Environment, ACHC
Rommie Johnson
ASC Program Director, ACHC
Revenue cycle teams focus on open balances — but what about the accounts marked as paid? Across managed care contracts, these “zero-balance” accounts often hide underpayments no one is tracking. The result: $1-3 million left uncollected for every $100 million…
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Burnout is threatening the future of behavioral healthcare. Executives can’t afford to treat it like a downstream issue. With 93% of behavioral health providers experiencing burnout, the implications on care quality, retention and organizational health are mounting. In this on-demand…
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Thekla Ross, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist, Strategic Advisor to NIH and Tech Companies, Self-Compassion Faculty
Pierluigi Mancini, PhD
Chair of the Board of Directors at Mental Health America, Founder & CEO at Multicultural Development Institute, Author
Marjorie Morrison, LMFT, LPCC
Executive-in-Residence at SHRM, Co-Founder of Psych Hub
Madhuri Jha, LCSW, MPH
Principal & Founder at Thriving for All, Board Member at Mental Health America, Adjunct Professor at NYU, Clinical Advisor at Psych Hub
Here are 11 spine surgeons who joined new practices in September. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare has added spine surgeon Nicholas Minissale, DO. 2. Ilya Gutman, MD, joined Birmingham-based OrthoAlabama Spine & Sports…
Ben Burch, MD, has played a key role in growing endoscopic spine adoption in the South starting with Mississippi and more recently in Georgia. Dr. Burch, who performed Georgia’s first endoscopic spinal fusions with Gainesville-based Specialty Orthopaedics, spoke with Becker’s…
Between 2023 and 2024, spine ASCs have faced challenges when it comes to denial rates, but they’re seeing progress in areas including billing speed and prior authorizations, according to data from HST Pathways. HST Pathway’s report represents 131,973 unique cases…