Becker’s Healthcare Podcast Michael Verdon, DO, FACOS, Neurological Spine Surgeon at Transcendent Care, Inc.
Dec 20, 2025
Dr. Michael Verdon, a community neurosurgeon and spine specialist from Dayton, Ohio, shares insights on delivering high-quality spine care amidst workforce challenges and resource constraints. He highlights the role of AI in clinic efficiency and documentation, showcasing innovative tools like a triage algorithm that significantly improved patient throughput. Verdon also discusses the shift in care models towards value-based systems and the importance of owning clinical data to enhance patient outcomes and standardize care across regions.
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Care Must Shift From People To Processes
- Post-COVID workforce losses forced care to become more process- and technology-driven rather than people-driven.
- Physicians must deliver the same quality with fewer staff by standardizing workflows and using technology.
Triage Tool Doubled Clinic Throughput
- Dr. Michael Verdon described a triage tool his team developed that questions referrals and schedules appropriately.
- He reported doubling his clinic throughput and helping other clinics increase surgical volume by about 10%.
Hospitals As Local Data Hubs
- Large language models will be fed fresh, hospital-specific research data to create local decision-support outputs.
- Hospitals can become data hubs that tailor care to their community's disease patterns and needs.