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OR Manager Career/Salary Survey deadline extended

Editor's Note Filling out OR Manager’s Career/Salary Survey may take only 15 minutes, but perioperative leaders are busy people. Recognizing that even small blocks of time may be hard to find, we’ve extended the deadline through June 27. We wouldn’t want anyone to miss a chance to help forecast what’s…

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By: Matt Danford
May 30, 2025
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Injectable hydrogel uses visible light to regenerate bone, boost adhesion without grafts

Editor's Note Researchers at Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH) have pioneered a hydrogel that regenerates bone and adheres to tissue using only visible light—eliminating the need for traditional bone grafts or adhesives. As detailed in a December 2024 article from ScienceDaily, this injectable hydrogel offers a breakthrough solution…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
May 27, 2025
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Five strategic paths help GI practice owners navigate rising costs, consolidation

Editor's Note Independent gastroenterology (GI) practices face mounting pressures from inflation, labor shortages, and regulatory burden, but five distinct strategies offer owners a path forward, Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News May 23 reports. As detailed in the article, GI practices—especially smaller ones, which make up the majority of the approximately 2,100…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
May 27, 2025
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AR headsets are reshaping OR operations with lower costs, higher precision

Editor's Note Surgeons across top US health systems are swapping traditional monitors and even robotic systems for augmented reality (AR) headsets, which are streamlining procedures, enhancing precision, and slashing costs, Modern Healthcare May 27 reports. As detailed in the article, AR headsets are rapidly emerging as valuable surgical tools. From…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
May 27, 2025
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ASC improves hospital efficiency, maintains outcomes despite higher-acuity joint replacement patients

Editor's Note Opening a hospital-affiliated ambulatory surgery center (ASC) can shift healthier patients out of the hospital without compromising outcomes for those who remain, according to a new study published in the Journal of the AAOS Global Research & Reviews in April 2025. The retrospective analysis from Luminis Health Anne…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
May 21, 2025
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Scrubs to startups: Nurse entrepreneur turns Navy-taught leadership into consulting mastery

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The kind of Navy-taught leadership Brian Dawson, MSN, RN-BC, CNOR, CSSM, taps into is straightforward. “If you’re going to lead 3,500 people to move to the left when you need them to, you better know how to get them to see your goals as their goals,” he says during a…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
May 21, 2025
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Report: Hospitals double down on ASCs as outpatient shift accelerates

Editor's Note Hospitals and health systems are all-in on ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), with ownership now the rule rather than the exception, according to the 6th Avanza Intelligence Hospital Leadership ASC Survey published in 2025. The report, produced in partnership with HealthLeaders Media, shows 82% of hospitals now own at…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
May 21, 2025
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Study: Centralized waitlists slash joint replacement wait times

Editor's Note According to a May 2025 Canadian Medical Association Journal study, creating centralized waitlists for hip and knee replacements can cut surgical wait times without increasing costs or expanding OR capacity, CBC News May 20 reports. The study, led by David Urbach, MD, MSC, head of the surgery department…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
May 21, 2025
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Q1 reports show climb in outpatient surgical volume, diverging trends at Surgery Partners, Ardent Health

Editor's Note In 2025 earnings reports for the first quarter (Q1), both Surgery Partners Inc and Ardent Health Partners Inc posted solid top-line growth and reaffirmed full-year guidance, but they diverged in outpatient performance, TipRanks May 12 reports. Surgery Partners, a major operator of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), reported Q1…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
May 14, 2025
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Study: Outpatient PCI safety comparable for ASCs, HOPDs

Editor's Note The first study to evaluate percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in Medicare beneficiaries treated at ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) found similar short-term safety outcomes as hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs). As detailed in an announcement from The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI), the research was presented on May…

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By: Matt Danford
May 8, 2025
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