Cameron Cortigiano

Here are nearly 30 new orthopedic clinics, practices and surgery centers that have been opened by health systems, hospitals and orthopedic groups, as reported by Becker’s so far in 2025: Note: This list is not exhaustive. Wichita-based Kansas Joint & Spine Specialists is opening a new full-time orthopedic clinic in…

Stanford (Calif.) Medicine has appointed Umar Mahmood, MD, PhD, as chair of the system’s department of radiology.  Dr. Mahmood will step into the role Feb. 1, 2026, according to an Aug. 28 news release from the health system.  He currently serves as chief of the division of nuclear medicine and…

Learning how to deal with declining reimbursements while still delivering top quality care and adapting personal strategies to lift up the strengths of colleagues are just two of the difficult lessons that orthopedic surgeons are reporting they have learned.  To be a strong leader in the orthopedic space, surgeons must…

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform said Aug. 28 it is widening its investigation into pharmacy benefit managers, particularly Optum Rx and the Cigna Group, regarding their foreign-based group purchasing organizations.  GPOs based outside the U.S. “may be used to retain additional revenue and fees and to sidestep…

Outpatient spine surgery is growing in popularity, but payer response has varied. Spine surgeons in three markets discuss how they manage. Note: Responses were lightly edited. Question: How do you approach payer negotiations — particularly with commercial plans that may be resistant to the shift from inpatient to outpatient for…

Zimmer Biomet named Jonathan Vigdorchik, MD, and Anand Murthi, MD, to leadership roles with its orthopedic businesses, according to an Aug. 28 news release. Dr. Vigdorchik is chief medical technology advisor for adult reconstruction and hip implants. He works at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery.  Dr. Murthi is chief medical…

At Medical City Fort Worth (Texas), Paul Henry Cho, MD, is pushing forward spine innovation. Dr. Cho completed the hospital’s first motion-preserving surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis.  For that case, other spinal fusion alternatives were considered, but a motion-preserving implant was chosen since it would best address the underlying…

Oracle Health had a busy August, with an AI-powered EHR rollout for ambulatory providers and new interoperability moves. Here are 11 times Becker’s reported on the EHR vendor in the past month. 1. Logan Health Shelby (Mont.) hospital said Aug. 29 it will go live with an Oracle Health EHR…

Two U.S. senators are pressing UnitedHealth Group for answers on what they deemed “predatory” tactics from the company in seeking loan repayments from healthcare providers related to the 2024 Change Healthcare cyberattack. U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Ron Wyden, R-Ore., wrote a letter Aug. 27 to the CEOs of…

For decades, healthcare has invested in breakthrough technologies — from artificial intelligence to genomics to robotics — with the promise of delivering safer, smarter, more personalized care. Yet the most important IT problem remains unsolved. Health system leaders need true interoperability to move forward. Without seamless, secure, real-time data exchange,…