A new surgeon-president and strategic expansion in the outpatient space are some of the key developments at Golden Valley, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics this year.
Author: Alan Condon
Knoxville (Tenn.) Orthopaedic Clinic, a 31-physician group, is opening a new clinic in Powell, Tenn., the practice's fifth location.
Seattle-based Regence BlueShield is adding more providers and covering more procedures in its Episodes of Care value-based care program, which launched in January 2020.
An Illinois hospital should not face vicarious liability claims over a spine surgeon's alleged negligence in a widower's wrongful death lawsuit, according to an Aug. 10 decision by an appellate court.
Rahul Basho, MD, is starting a monthly spine clinic at Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Ill., The McDonough County Voice reports.
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The spread of the coronavirus' delta variant, increasing prior authorization requirements are among the biggest concerns for spine surgeons in the coming months.
A surgeon at AdventHealth for Children has performed the health system's first pediatric spine surgery with a recently cleared spinal navigation device.
Orthopedic surgeons saw average base pay fall 13 percent year over year in 2021, according to Merrit Hawkins' 2021 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.
An appellate court on Aug. 9 upheld a preliminary injunction against a medical device distributor accused of stealing trade secrets from its parent company to develop a rival spine device.
The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the shortage of physician specialists, with orthopedic surgeons projected to be in particularly short demand by 2025, according to Merritt Hawkins' 2021 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.