A new health care startup has launched in Portland, Oregon, with a bold claim: Complex surgery can be done with a “tech-first” approach that’s no longer tethered to the hospital setting. Oath Surgical is launching with a tech-first ambulatory surgery center (ASC) model and a proprietary operating system called OathOS – and it’s already planning a national rollout. “Oath’s thesis is that most higher-acuity procedures can be safely and effectively delivered in ASCs, if the right clinical … [Read more...]