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How ASC leaders are approaching investment, growth
From total joint procedures to private equity, 10 ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss how they are looking at growth and investment within the last year:
Why 1 spine surgeon sees independent practice as a growing trend
Vivek Mohan, MD, serves as a spine surgeon at the Orthopedic Spine Institute in Hoffman Estates, Ill.Dr. Mohan will serve on the panels “Cervical Spine Surgery: Most Interesting Innovations Today” and “The New Work-Life Balance: Best Ideas to Meet Staf…
Patient safety deserves new focus amid staff shortages, leader says
Michael Poole serves as the manager of ASC business solutions at ECRI. Mr. Poole will serve on the panels “Is it the Right Time to Sell? What Happens Next?” and “Direct-to-Employer Contracting 101: Strategies to Ink Valuable Deals” at Becker’s 19t…
The surprising benefit of a looming recession
Mary O’Connor, MD, serves as a professor emerita of orthopedics at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic and is co-founder and chief medical officer of Vori Health. She was previously a professor of orthopedics and rehabilitation at New Haven, Conn.-based…
Insurer requirements limit most patients’ options, CEO says
Thomas Schuler, MD, serves as the chief executive officer, founder and spinal surgeon at Reston-based Virginia Spine Institute. Dr. Schuler will serve on the panel “Independent Spine Practices: The Big Threats and Even Bigger Opportunities to Thri…
1 obstacle is draining physician offices and their patients
Adam Bruggeman, MD, serves as the chief executive officer and a surgeon at San Antonio-based Texas Spine Care Center.Dr. Bruggeman will serve on the panels “Prior Authorizations, Denials and More: Big Payer Trends in Spine and Orthopedics” and “Amazon,…
Joint-venture clinic, ASC planned in Minnesota
A multispecialty clinic with an ASC is in the works in Lakeville, Minn., Wolf Media reported June 1.
Physician deemed a ‘high risk’ to the public says medical board is using ‘phony’ evaluation
An Iowa physician who has been deemed a high risk to the public said a state licensing board has used a “phony” competency evaluation to discipline him, the Globe Gazette reported June 5.
New colonoscopy tech has potential to revolutionize industry
Innovations in colonoscopy technology are progressing rapidly and have the potential to revolutionize colonoscopy effectiveness. Here are some newer techniques to consider, per industry experts at MDLix:
‘Unheard of’: Rectal cancer vanished in 100% of participants for dostarlimab study
A cancer study published June 5 in the New England Journal of Medicine showed historic results, with every participant finishing cancer-free and without clinically significant complications.
