Dr. Michael Ast, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at HSS in New York City, joined the podcast to talk about his three top priorities in the next year and why he sees more alignment between independent centers and hospital chains. He shared two other predictions about the ASC space and talked about the technology adoption curve for high acuity cases in the ASC.

This episode features Nader Samii, CEO at National Medical Billing Services, and Dr. Neil ElAttrache, Sports Medicine and Orthopedics Specialist. Here, they discuss their career journeys, reimbursements, high acuity cases, and more

This episode features Dr. Barbara Bergin, an orthopedic surgeon with Texas Orthopedics, Sports & Rehabilitation Associates, discussing the growth of women in orthopedics. She shared what it was like to be the only woman orthopedic surgeon in training and observations on how the field is changing. View Dr.Bergin's medical self-help blog where she provides common-sense bone and joint pain advice with some humor. https://drbarbarabergin.com/blog/

Dr. Kenneth Nwosu, a spine surgeon at Neospine in Puyallup, Wash., joined the podcast to discuss the top trends in spine and ASCs today. He also talked about the changes in technology and why he sees robotics and endoscopic surgery playing a big role in spine practices going forward.

This episode features Nancy Daoust, Chief Ambulatory Officer at State University of New York Upstate Medical University. Here, she discusses challenges in the ambulatory setting throughout covid-19 and ensuring her organization is ready to continue handling the pandemic and vaccine distribution. She also shares her advice for emerging leaders which includes assessing what leadership style feels authentic to you.

Dr. Jocelyn Idema, founder of Steel City Spine and Orthopedic Center in Pittsburgh, joined the podcast to talk about how spine care is changing amid the pandemic and which procedures are moving into the office setting. She also discussed the payer landscape and how ASCs will evolve with spine.

In this episode Jamie Heater, VP of Facility Development at Compass Surgical Partners and Will Holding, VP of Development of Compass Surgical Partners join the conversation. Here, they discuss the hottest topics in the industry - surgery migration, opioid reduction, musculoskeletal care and much more. This episode is part of a series sponsored by Pacira BioSciences, featuring perspectives from three ASC Management groups that reflect different business models and geographical presence.

In this episode Alexandra Reyes, VP of Operations of Regent Surgical Health and Scott Bergman, VP of Development of Regent Surgical Health join the conversation. Here, they discuss the most pressing topics in the industry - case migration, standardization of clinical protocols, pain management, the biggest opportunities in 2021 and more! This episode is part of a series sponsored by Pacira BioSciences (http://www.pacira.com/), featuring perspectives from three ASC Management groups that reflect different business models and geographical presence.

In this episode, Dr. Atal-Barrio explains the important adjustments she made as a clinical leader to meet the unique challenges of the pandemic and what challenges she foresees for the future as well as what she looks forward to as a leader.

In this episode, two orthopedic surgeons from Oregon Surgical Institute, Dr. Christopher Nanson and Dr. James Ballard join the conversation. Here, they discuss the trending topics in the industry - surgery migration, pain management, opioid reduction, consumerism and much more.This episode is part of a series sponsored by Pacira BioSciences (http://www.pacira.com/), featuring perspectives from three ASC Management groups that reflect different business models and geographical presence.

This episode features Dr. Davin Lundquist, CMIO of Ambulatory Services in the Ventura Market at Dignity Health and CommonSpirit. Here, he joined the podcast to discuss the evolution of virtual care and how enterprise imaging and radiology advances are leading to better patient outcomes. He also spoke about leadership and finding his personal "why" as a motivating factor for success.

Dr. Stefan Kreuzer, owner and founder of Innov8 Orthopedics in Houston, joined the podcast to talk about his upcoming practice expansion this year and the big trends in the ASC industry. He also talked about the payer landscape for orthopedics and what it will take to lower costs in healthcare.

In this episode, Anne Hargrave-Thomas, CEO of Oak Leaf Surgical Hospital in Eau Claire, Wis., and Senior Vice President of Operations at Surgery Partners, discusses how she's thinking about growth and staff retention for the future.

This episode features Dr. Jacquelyn Cawley, Vice President of Population Health & Chief Medical Officer for Ambulatory Care at BayCare. Here, she discusses her work in population health, her top priorities for the rest of the year, and more.

This episode features Melissa Bushnell, Assistant Vice President of Ambulatory Surgery at AtlantiCare. Here, she discusses trends she’s watching in ambulatory care, her best advice for emerging leaders, and more.

This episode features Dr. Saria Saccocio, Ambulatory Chief Medical Officer at Prisma Health. Here, she discusses her best advice for emerging healthcare leaders, her role’s evolution, and more.