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Brian R. Gantwerker, MD, of The Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles, currently uses minimally invasive spine techniques with patients and has seen the clinical and economic value of these less invasive procedures.

December 2023 Issue of Becker’s Hospital Review ON THE COVER Gwendolyn Oglesby-Odom, EdD, MSN, RN. Enterprise vice president of community engagement. Advocate Health in Chicago Gwendolyn Oglesby-Odom, EdD, MSN, RN, began serving as enterprise vice president of community engagement for…

Here are the latest hospital executive stories of the past month, starting with the most recent.

What defines greatness? This question is asked frequently in the realm of sports and usually encompasses mass quantities of home runs, touchdowns, goals or 3-pointers.

At the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 15, Fred Davis, MD, clinical assistant professor in the college of human medicine at Michigan State University, shared the importance of measuring clinical outcomes for…

December 2023 Issue of Becker’s Hospital Review ON THE COVER Gwendolyn Oglesby-Odom, EdD, MSN, RN. Enterprise vice president of community engagement. Advocate Health in Chicago Gwendolyn Oglesby-Odom, EdD, MSN, RN, began serving as enterprise vice president of community engagement for…

Edward Hospital & Health Services is a regional healthcare provider based in Naperville, Ill., with a second main campus in Plainfield, Ill., and 26 outpatient facilities and physician office locations throughout the western suburbs of Chicago.

Ask any teenager why they prefer text messaging, or SMS, over email and the answer they'll give is likely to reflect the needs of the healthcare industry and hospital/physician communication, too. Here are a few reasons why:

Cleanliness is next to godliness in a surgical facility; patients demand it, regulatory bodies require it, and physicians and staff members expect it. But despite the best efforts of hospitals across the country, many facilities don't understand how to properly…

This article explores eight of the most challenging and interesting issues that hospitals are facing as they move into 2013. Such issues include physician alignment strategy, the ability of hospitals to stay independent, the development of accountable care organizations, the…