Changing the Way We Operate
Moving the medical industry forward through education around the safety and advantages of in-office and clinic-based surgical suites.

Healthcare AI: Patient Experience And The GPT Evolution
Artificial intelligence has been quietly supporting healthcare for decades. In the early 1990s, pioneer researcher Dr. Carol Friedman developed a natural language processor for use in the radiology department at Columbia University Irving Hospital. That same early healthcare AI is at work today in medical coding, HIV research, research literature reviews, and public health initiatives across the country. AI has similarly been used as pattern recognition technology to aid clinicians in diagnostics from pathology reports, x-rays, etc. In each case, it has been put to work as a substantial augmentation on human expertise. Will GPT engines impact healthcare, next?
Exclusive Q&A: Walmart Health SVP David Carmouche, MD
In late 2021, we had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. David Carmouche, Walmart Health SVP of omnichannel care offerings. Today, The Scope is excited to bring Dr. Carmouche back for a follow up on Walmart Health’s growth as well as his unique perspective as a provider and leader on the changing state of…
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Careers in Anesthesia are Changing, with Opportunities Outside Hospitals
Careers in anesthesia treating non-hospital patients is at the cutting edge of technique and skill while offering greater work-life balance.
How office-based procedures can impact nursing burnout
With a nursing burnout crisis not looming, but here, what role can office-based procedures play in reducing stress?
Dr. Heike Knorpp on the importance of trust
Mobile Anesthesiologists’ Dr. Heike Knorpp shares her insights on trust in the physician-patient relationship and how office-based procedures can impact that.
Dr. Meghan Valach on physician burnout and finding freedom
Alarms have long been sounding about the looming physician burnout crisis facing healthcare and the nation at-large. The pandemic only intensified feelings of depression, depersonalization, lack of professional satisfaction, and emotional exhaustion. The American Medical Association recent reported on findings of a Mayo Clinic study that found during the Omicron wave of the pandemic, a…
How expanding sites of service can benefit everyone
Expanding – not disrupting – sites of service broadens access while bringing down overall costs.
Dr. BobbieJean Sweitzer on the advances of ambulatory anesthesiology
Dr. BobbieJean Sweitzer, past president of the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesiology (SAMBA), shares her insights on where the field is going
The intersection of patient safety and office-based procedures
Dr. David Mayer shares insights into how critical protocols and safeguards can ensure office-based procedures and patient safety align.
How office-based procedures embody the spirit of the quadruple aim
Moving procedures into the office setting checks all the boxes when it comes to the quadruple aim.
AMS’ Tina Mentz on the importance of cost transparency
Cost transparency benefits patients, providers, and payers, so why is the industry so averse to it? Tina Mentz share her thoughts on the importance of sunlight in healthcare spending.
What health systems can gain from shifting sites of service?
Health systems need to differentiate from new players offering easier access and lower costs. Office-based procedures could be the key.
What opportunities do office-based procedures present in urology?
Office-based procedures have a proven track record of safety and myriad benefits for urologists, patients, and payers alike.
Could office-based procedures be the key to growing your practice?
Office-based procedures are growing in popularity as a way for independent practices to grow. So what are the benefits and key considerations physicians must make to safely bring procedures into their own space?
One doctor’s novel approach to bringing down healthcare costs
Armed with a commonsense approach to lowering healthcare costs, anesthesiologist Dr. Marlon Michel is safely, conveniently, and comfortable helping dentists shift their sites-of-service.
What are some of the fastest-growing medical procedures performed in the office space?
More-and-more, medical procedures are being performed safely, conveniently, and affordably in physician’s offices and clinics.
Healthcare AI: Patient Experience And The GPT Evolution
Artificial intelligence has been quietly supporting healthcare for decades. In the early 1990s, pioneer researcher Dr. Carol Friedman developed a natural language processor for use in the radiology department at Columbia University Irving Hospital. That same early healthcare AI is at work today in medical coding, HIV research, research literature reviews, and public health initiatives across the country. AI has similarly been used as pattern recognition technology to aid clinicians in diagnostics from pathology reports, x-rays, etc. In each case, it has been put to work as a substantial augmentation on human expertise. Will GPT engines impact healthcare, next?
Exclusive Q&A: Walmart Health SVP David Carmouche, MD
In late 2021, we had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. David Carmouche, Walmart Health SVP of omnichannel care offerings. Today, The Scope is excited to bring Dr. Carmouche back for a follow up on Walmart Health’s growth as well as his unique perspective as a provider and leader on the changing state of…
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PCCI’s Steve Miff on healthcare data and technology
Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation CEO Steve Miff joins us to discuss how healthcare data and tech can drive transformation.
KP Georgia’s Dr. Kate Koplan on population health
Kaiser Permanente’s Dr. Kate Koplan joins us to discuss her work in the field of population health and the importance of physician leadership.
Carrie Nixon on advising healthcare innovators
Carrie Nixon (Nixon Gwilt Law) joins us to discuss advising healthcare innovators, mistakes they make, and the future of the industry.
Q&A with Dr. Tara Troy: In-Office Procedures and My Practice
Recently, we sat down with Dr. Troy to discuss the realities, considerations, and advantages of bringing procedures in-office.
What Procedures are Physicians Performing In-Office?
One could make the argument that physician’s offices and clinics have always seen, to varying degrees, procedures performed therein. But in terms of modern medicine, surgeries and other procedures have taken place in office and clinic-based surgical suites since the 1970s, and with increasing regularity since the 1980s. Today, tens of millions of procedures are…