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Author: Alan Condon
Three orthopedic surgeons leading supergroups of 100 physicians or more in Florida, North Carolina and Maryland discuss the advantages of larger physician practices and how they see consolidation evolving in the specialty.
The first artificial disc replacement in the U.S. was performed in 2000, but the technology has come a long way since then, with many surgeons predicting that the procedure will one day overtake spinal fusion as the standard of care…
More large orthopedic groups are snapping up smaller practices and considering regional expansions to increase their economies of scale and grow their presence in new markets. New paths into value-based care and risk-sharing models are also top of mind for…
Spine surgeons have criticized Medicare's proposed rules for 2023, which would further reduce physicians' professional fees and reimbursement for procedures performed.
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U.S. Orthopaedic Partners, a private equity-backed management services organization, began 2022 with six affiliate practices and aims to double in size by the end of the year.
Leadership changes are rife among orthopedic practices this year, with seven independent groups announcing new CEOs in the last eight months:
The American Medical Association has issued a category III current procedural terminology code for Figur8's sensor fusion system combining inertial measurement system and surface mechanomyography.
Four orthopedic surgeons from Hospital for Special Surgery — Alexander McLawhorn, MD; Geoffrey Westrich, MD; Amar Ranawat, MD; and Peter Sculco, MD — are ranked among the top 10 physicians for hip and knee replacement in New York, based on…
Brian Cole, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, has been appointed to the Dr. Ralph and Marian C. Falk Professorship of Biochemistry at Rush University in Chicago.