Author: Claire Wallace

On Sept. 1, UnitedHealthcare will begin its two-phased approach to eliminating prior authorization requirements. 

Phoenix-based OrthoArizona has become the first facility in the state to perform an automated hexapod deformity correction. 

Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health and NFL team the Miami Dolphins have celebrated the grand opening of their new orthopedic complex in Miami Gardens, Fla., according to an Aug. 31 report from Miami's Community News. 

There is one major thing that orthopedic, spine and neurosurgeons can all agree is wrong with the musculoskeletal industry: red tape. 

The Lerner Children's Pavilion at the New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery has expanded and renamed its Adaptive Sports Academy. 

Kettering Health Hamilton (Ohio) has added Zimmer Biomet's Rosa robot for robotic-assisted total knee replacements. 

Sports medicine, shoulder and elbow surgeon Brian Davis, MD, and joint replacement surgeon Adam Holzmeister, MD, are joining BoulderCentre for Orthopedics and Spine in Colorado. 

Fayetteville, N.C.-based Cape Fear Valley Health has opened two new orthopedic and neurology clinics, including Harnett Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine and Harnett Health Neurology, both based in Dunn, N.C., according to an Aug. 29 report from CityView.

Healthcare performance improvement company Vizient is examining strategies to retain its volume in musculoskeletal procedures as sites of care shift.

While the average orthopedic surgeon in the U.S. makes $573,000 a year, the highest-paid orthopedic surgeon in Miami earns $759,700, according to data from Medscape's salary reporter.