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Orlando (Fla.) Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute has acquired Florida Sports Injury & Orthopedic Institute, adding six orthopedic and sports medicine physicians in Clermont, Fla., as of Nov. 5. Florida Sports Injury & Orthopedic Institute has served the area since 2011…

Orthopedic practices often call patient-reported outcomes a burden. Kevin Bozic, MD, hears that as a sign they aren’t using them. “I personally believe that patient-reported outcomes and measurement of patient-reported outcomes are absolutely essential to providing high-value musculoskeletal care,” said…

Ask an orthopedic surgeon whether bone health matters, and the answer is almost always yes. Ask who should manage it, and the answer changes. “Most will say it’s important,” said Douglas R. Dirschl, MD, professor and chair of the Joseph…

Zimmer Biomet on Nov. 6 announced Surgeon-Guided Autonomy, a new technology category that outlines the company’s vision for intelligent orthopedic surgery. The category rests on a closed-loop framework called Predict. Perform. Recover. Intelligent systems would analyze patient data and recommend…

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…

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…

CMS’ 2027 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule cuts the conversion factor by 2.31%, a deeper cut than the 1.68% CMS proposed in July. Alexander Vaccaro, MD, PhD, president of Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics, said the cut will fall hardest on…

Orthopedic surgery has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past several decades, with advances in technology, surgical techniques and outpatient care reshaping how surgeons practice. But declining reimbursement, growing payer influence and consolidation have introduced new challenges, prompting leaders to…