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TRACK A – Keynotes & Health ITTRACK B – Health ITTRACK C – Health ITTRACK D – Health ITTRACK E – Revenue CycleTRACK F – Revenue CycleTRACK G – Revenue CycleTRACK H – Revenue CycleTRACK I – Thought Leadership A.…

Academic medical centers' three-pronged mission — education, research and patient care — makes them uniquely vulnerable to financial pressures.

Nebraska Spine Hospital (Omaha). Nebraska Spine Hospital opened its doors in 2010 as a partnership between CHI Health, Surgical Care Affiliates and Nebraska Spine Holdings. Even though this hospital opened just five years ago, it has already established itself as…

Texas Children’s Hospital (Houston). U.S. News & World Report ranked Texas Children’s Hospital in the top 50 nationally in all 10 of its ranked pediatric specialties, naming it No. 2 for pediatric neurology and neurosurgery for 2015-16. The hospital’s pediatric…

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Columbus). Clinicians in OSU Wexner’s Brain and Spine division care for patients with a variety of brain and spine disorders, including brain injuries, brain tumors, memory disorders and strokes. Ohio State also boasts its…

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia). The Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, which is within Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, is the only dedicated hospital for neuroscience in the Philadelphia region. The neuroscience hospital launched the Jefferson Neuroscience Network, which connects patients and…

President and CEO of Surgical Directions Jeff Peters presented a case study at the 5th Annual Becker's Hospital Review conference where anesthesiologists wanted to take the lead on transforming the operating room and making it function more efficiently.

Strong surgery department performance is critical to creating a sustainable hospital business model. Unfortunately, most ORs struggle with a “negative performance cascade”—a chain of efficiency, cost and physician satisfaction problems that ends in poor financial outcomes. The good news is…

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital has announced its neurosurgeons will begin using an intraoperative MRI to remove tumors more completely the first time and avoid repeat surgeries.

Jeffry Peters, President and CEO of Surgical Directions, provides insight for operating rooms in today's climate.