West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has opened a new orthopedic suite at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway (N.J.), the system announced Nov. 5. Three orthopedic surgeons from RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group staff the suite. The practice expands access to…
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Patients at Optum-owned Crystal Run Healthcare in New York’s Hudson Valley say they’re losing longtime physicians and have been told the practice may cut psychiatry and orthopedic services, News 12 reported Nov. 6. One patient told News 12 she has…
Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Summit Spine & Joint Centers has opened a new ASC and clinic location in Charleston, S.C. The facility provides treatment for conditions including neck and back pain, joint pain, sciatica and issues related to the back and neck,…
Timothy McGarry, MD, is closing his Abingdon, Va.-based independent practice, McGarry Orthopedic Clinic, to join Montgomery Orthopedics, part of LewisGale Physicians, in Blacksburg, Va., according to a Nov. 4 post on the practice’s Facebook page. Dr. McGarry has practiced orthopedic…
CMS released its final rule for the calendar year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Nov. 4. Physician pay falls more than the agency proposed in July, while CMS scaled back a same-day visit cut and delayed its ban on vendor-run…
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Holyoke (Mass.) Medical Center has opened a new orthopedic center in East Longmeadow, Mass., and added Benjamin Snyder, MD, to its staff. Dr. Snyder is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement surgery, according to a Nov. 3…
Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics opened a walk-in orthopedic center in Center City Philadelphia on Nov. 2, offering evaluations without appointments for patients ages 10 and older. The center evaluates patients with suspected fractures, sprains, strains, swollen joints, back pain and possible…
Omaha, Neb.-based Sequel Ortho has named Stephanie Scoggins as chief payer strategy officer. In the role, Ms. Scoggins will lead the organization’s payer strategy, including payer partnerships, specialty-care contracting, value-based care, employer relationships and commercial strategy, according to an Oct.…
At a health system, the shoulder sling a patient goes home in may come down to a contract signed far from the OR. A surgeon-owner at an Illinois ASC said physician ownership lets surgeons make that call. “As simple as…
At Oswego, Ill.-based Kendall Pointe Surgery Center, patients now come back from surgery to the same bay they left from. Patient surveys drove the change. The physician-owned orthopedic ASC built out 15 patient bays as part of a more than…