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How Ochsner Health Is Aligning Perioperative Performance, Supply Chain, & Clinical Variation

The perioperative environment is one of the largest untapped sources of financial and operational improvement in health systems — and most organizations still aren’t capturing it. Unwarranted clinical variation, misaligned supply chain strategy and siloed decision-making quietly erode margins without…

Jun 4, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

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Dawn Perryman, Associate Vice President, Perioperative Supply Chain Solutions, Vizient, Inc.
Rene Gurdian Jr., MBA, Vice President, SCM Data Analytics and Transformation Ochsner Health
Nattie Leger, MSN, RN, LSSBB, Vice President, Supply Chain Value & Clinical Performance Ochsner Health

OrthoVirginia’s CEO on the staying power of independent orthopedics

As healthcare continues to shift toward value-based care, the future of independent orthopedics is often framed as uncertain, but that narrative may be outdated. For David Jevsevar, MD, CEO of Richmond-based OrthoVirginia, the question isn’t whether the model can survive,…

Physicians urge Congress to close NSA enforcement gaps

The American Medical Association, alongside more than 100 other specialty societies and state medical associations, wrote an open letter to federal officials cautioning them against health plans undermining the federal No Surprises Act April 27. The letter acknowledges the complexity…

HCA taps new SVP of marketing, corporate affairs

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has named Cynthia Cifuentes-Finkel senior vice president of marketing and corporate affairs, effective June 8, 2026. According to an April 28 press release, Ms. Cifuentes-Finkel will lead enterprise marketing, corporate communications and stakeholder engagement. She will…

The financial mistakes crushing ASC profits

From stagnant payer contracts to underutilized operating roomtime, the financial vulnerabilities in today’s ASC landscape are as varied as they are preventable. Rising labor, supply and anesthesia expenses are outpacing reimbursement gains, squeezing margins at centers still operating on volume-first…

What your cardiovascular patients’ standard workup may be missing

An underrecognized, genetically inherited risk factor may be quietly accelerating cardiovascular disease in patients you’re already treating — and routine workups won’t catch it. Lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), has an emerging and increasingly documented role in aortic stenosis and peripheral arterial…

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Dr. Marc P. Bonaca MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, Executive Director of Colorado Prevention Center, Aurora, CO, USA Director of Vascular Research, Tenured Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz, Aurora, CO, USA Chair of the AHA PAD Collaborative Past Chair of the ACC Vascular Disease Section Leadership Council
Nishant Shah, MD, Assistant Professor, Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Lead for the Duke Health System Remote Lipid Monitoring Program Clinical lead in the implementation of Inclisiran across Duke Health System DCRI for a study that evaluates the effectiveness of PCSK9 inhibitors in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

Closing the gaps in Lp(a) testing: Insights from Mayo Clinic and NYU Langone

Lp(a) is one of the most clinically meaningful — and most under-tested — cardiovascular risk factors in routine practice. Inaccurate assays, inconsistent reporting standards and disparities in testing across patient populations leave many at-risk patients undiagnosed and undertreated. This on-demand…

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Howard S. Weintraub, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, Clinical Professor of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine  Clinical Director, NYU Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Leslie J. Donato, Ph.D., D(ABCC), Co-Director Clinical Specialty Laboratory Co-Director Hospital Clinical Laboratory and Point of Care Associate Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic

Which physician specialties are drawing the most interest? A 29-specialty breakdown

Dermatology and orthopedics are the most appealing specialties for attracting medical students and residents over the next three years, each cited by 54% of physicians surveyed, according to Medscape’s “Most Popular Specialties for Doctors” report published April 21. Medscape surveyed…

10 spine surgeons to know

Spine surgery is at an inflection point. Robotic-assisted procedures, AI-guided navigation, minimally invasive techniques and seismic shifts in where surgery happens, increasingly in ASCs rather than hospitals, are reshaping the field at a pace the specialty hasn’t seen in decades. …

Wilmington Health breaks ground on 64K-square-foot MOB

Wilmington (N.C.) Health has broken ground on a 64,000-square-foot medical office building in Wilmington, N.C., according to an April 22 report from Wilmington Biz. Midtown II will provide services including radiology, orthopedics, urology and vascular care. The new center is…