Author: Alan Condon

The Orthopaedic & Fracture Clinic in Mankato, Minn., has announced two new appointments to its executive leadership team.

Marriottsville, Md.-based Bon Secours has acquired Tuckahoe Orthopaedics, a 13-surgeon practice in Richmond, Va., according to the Henrico Citizen.

Indianapolis-based IU Health and Methodist Health Group filed a lawsuit with the Southern District of Indiana on Nov. 1 accusing an orthopedic sports medicine practice of trademark infringement.

CMS is walking back its proposed elimination of the inpatient-only list and returning most of the services it removed from the list in 2022.

The number of businesses and medical clinics advertising stem cell-based therapies has skyrocketed in the U.S. over the past five years, according to a study published in Cell Stem Cell Nov. 4. 

A robotics company and the developer of a minimally invasive surgical drill are two of the latest acquisitions in the orthopedic medtech industry:

Neurosurgeons have thrown their support behind a bipartisan letter from 152 members of the U.S. House of Representatives that calls on the Biden administration to update the interim final rule by including a key section from the No Surprises Act.

For years, spine surgeons encountered multiple challenges using static interbody cages in procedures. The desire to minimize these challenges led to the development of expandable interbody cages. 

The demand for MRI scans is growing and the location of MRIs is shifting, with more scans taking place in physicians’ offices. At the same time, MRI technology is advancing, improving physicians’ diagnostic capabilities and enhancing the patient experience. 

On Jan. 1, 2021, in accordance with the 2021 OPPS/ASC final rule, CMS removed 298 codes, including 266 musculoskeletal-related services, from the inpatient-only list, which it had proposed to gradually phase out by 2024.