Value-based care has been an ongoing hot topic in healthcare, and more and more health systems are paying attention to the shift across the industry. Becker’s spoke with one surgeon about how value-based care is evolving in orthopedics and how…
Author: Claire Wallace
Private equity deals are in full swing in healthcare, and orthopedics is no exception. Between 2012 and 2021, orthopedic practices acquired by private equity saw a 7.1% increase in physician prices. Orthopedic private equity has a mean market share of…
During the 2025 NBA playoff rounds, three major athletes faced Achilles tendon injuries, on top of additional injuries occurring earlier in the season, according to a June 25 report from ESPN. Achilles tears are becoming more prevalent in the world…
The Philadelphia 76ers are optimistic that center Joel Embiid will return to play for the 2025 to 2026 season following his second knee surgery in under two years, according to a June 26 report from Sports Illustrated. Jonathan Glashow, MD,…
Long Branch, N.J.-based Monmouth Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health hospital, is celebrating 80 years of its orthopedic surgery residency program. The program is the oldest orthopedic surgery residency program in New Jersey, according to a June 25 news release. It…
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Aclarion has enrolled its first patients in a clinical trial designed to reduce back pain at the Texas Back Institute in Plano. The chronic low back pain randomized independent trial study (CLARITY) will aim to prove the effectiveness of Nociscan’s…
Just two months ago, University of Iowa Health Care opened its new orthopedic-focused hospital in North Liberty. Now, its chair is stepping down. J. Lawrence Marsh, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, has served…
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital has added the first FDA-cleared, mixed-reality navigation system for total hip replacements, according to a June 25 report from South Florida Hospital News. Orthopedic surgeon Edward Stolarski, MD, was the first to use HipInsight’s mixed-reality platform,…
Stryker has secured FDA clearance for its Incompass total ankle system to treat patients whose ankle joints have been damaged by severe rheumatoid, post-traumatic or degenerative arthritis. The platform will integrate Stryker’s Inbone and Infinity systems into a single, comprehensive…
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery Sports Medicine Institute West Side has completed an $8 million renovation project. The facility is located inside a fully operational residential building and sees 95,000 patients every year, according to a June 19…