Massachusetts has the highest number of physicians per capita of any state for the second year in a row, according to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges. There are 485 physicians for every 100,000 residents in Massachusetts, according…
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Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions remain one of the largest cost drivers for commercial populations, yet many digital health vendors rely primarily on self-reported outcomes to demonstrate value. This new study takes a different approach. Instead of surveys, it examines what appears…
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The next major failure in spine care may not begin in the operating room. It could begin when a patient in a smaller market cannot find a surgeon nearby. It could deepen when an insurer delays imaging, therapy or an…
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton will build a new 22,000-square-foot ambulatory clinical center and undergo a major hospital renovation after the University of Michigan Board of Regents approved the project July 16 in St. Johns, Mich. The $62 million project…
Electrophysiology is one of the fastest-growing subspecialties in cardiology, hospital leaders recently told Becker’s, as the demand for cardiovascular services grows in both the inpatient and outpatient spaces. When Paari Dominic, MD, stepped into his role as director of electrophysiology…
Gabriele Jasper, MD, founder of the Jasper Spine Institute in Brick Township, N.J., died in a plane crash July 13 in upstate New York. He was 70, according to a July 15 Jersey Shore Online report. Dr. Jasper was piloting…
Provect AI, a medical imaging company, received FDA 510(k) clearance for software that converts standard C-arm X-rays into intraoperative 3D images, allowing spine and orthopedic surgeons to generate CT-like imaging without a CT scanner. The software, called 3D-Anywhere, is designed…
The shift of higher-acuity, more complex procedures out of the hospital and into ambulatory surgery centers keeps accelerating, driven by advances in minimally invasive technique, anesthesia and robotics. But leaders say that growth is only sustainable if reimbursement, workforce and…
Nashville, Tenn.-based TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center cut the ribbon on a new endoscopy center, according to a July 14 report from Davidson County Source. The new center will provide care for a variety of digestive conditions and procedures, including…
Dan Tasset stepped back into the CEO role at Leawood, Kan.-based NueHealth this month, several years after stepping away from managing the company he founded in 1997 to spend time studying where healthcare was headed. He came back to NueHealth…