Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health plans to build a new outpatient clinic in Washington City, Utah. According to a March 20 news release the facility will offer services including primary care, an InstaCare urgent care clinic and occupational health through…
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Specialty therapies hold enormous clinical potential, but access barriers often prevent patients from starting treatment. Over half of prescriptions for newly launched specialty medications never reach patients, and 100 million prescriptions are abandoned each year across branded therapies. At the…
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Michigan lawmakers are weighing legislation that would eliminate hospital outpatient facility fees and loosen certificate-of-need requirements for imaging services. House Bill 5770, introduced March 19, would prohibit hospital outpatient departments from collecting facility fees. The Michigan Health & Hospital Association…
The American Society of Anesthesiologists is urging CMS not to proceed with proposed policies that would end coverage of peripheral nerve blocks for chronic pain. ASA applauded 25 bipartisan members of Congress for signing a letter to CMS opposing the…
The Iowa Board of Medicine has lifted its emergency suspension of a Des Moines transplant surgeon’s license after a procedural error derailed disciplinary proceedings, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported March 12. On Jan. 6, the board suspended the license of Qasim…
When neurologic signals shift unexpectedly mid-procedure, the decisions that follow can define outcomes. Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) has become a critical tool for spine surgeons navigating complex cases, but its value depends on how well it is integrated into surgical planning,…
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Dr. Daniel Hedequist, M.D
Chief, Spine Division Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department, Boston’s Children’s Hospital Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Hasan A. Zaidi, M.D
Director, Adult Deformity/Scoliosis Center, MassGen Brigham Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Joseph Doria, M.D.
Medical Director, SpecialtyCare
Matthew Toczylowski, BS, CNIM
Director of Clinical Performance and Innovation, SpecialtyCare
Mitali Bose, MS, CNIM
Senior Surgical Neurophysiologist III, SpecialtyCare
A Greenbelt, Md.-based vascular company and its physician CEO have agreed to pay $4 million to resolve allegations of billing federal healthcare programs for medically unnecessary procedures, the Justice Department said in a March news release. CVR Management, Center for…
Imagine a staffing environment where open-shift incentives are no longer managed through spreadsheets, schedules are better aligned to patient demand and leaders have clearer visibility into workforce needs across the enterprise. This whitepaper shows how Bon Secours Mercy Health is…
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Cardiologists are increasingly stepping into leadership roles across health systems and medtech companies as organizations scale cardiovascular services and invest in innovation. Recent appointments reflect a growing emphasis on clinical leaders driving strategy, expanding access and advancing new models of…
Cincinnati-based The Christ Hospital has acquired its Springfield (Ohio) Township Outpatient Center for $6 million in an all-cash transaction, the Cincinnati Business Courier reported March 20. The health system purchased the facility at d from the firm that developed it,…
