Author: Claire Wallace

Orthopedic management services organization OrthoAlliance has opened two satellite offices in Zanesville and Gahanna, Ohio. 

Beginning Sept. 1, UnitedHealthcare began requiring prior authorization for physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and Medicare-covered chiropractic services delivered in multidisciplinary offices and outpatient hospital settings. 

Medical device company OrthAlign has earned FDA clearance for its Lantern Hip handheld technology for direct anterior total hip arthroplasty.

Clarksville, Tenn.-based Premier Medical Group is opening a new sports medicine department that will be led by Chae Ko, MD, an experienced sports medicine physician, according to an Oct. 3 report from ClarksvilleNow.com.

Chico, Calif.-based Cascade Orthopedic Supply, a distributor of orthotics, prosthetics, materials and equipment, has become an independently owned company after finalizing a deal with orthotics and prosthetics provider Ottobock, according to an Oct. 3 report from HME News.

Martinsburg-based Pain Center of West Virginia has agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve false claim allegations. 

Globus Medical continues to grow and expand its orthopedic trauma product portfolio with a new wave of FDA clearances. 

Mercy Springfield (Mo.) has opened its first orthopedic walk-in clinic on the hospital system’s main campus, according to an Oct. 3 report from the Springfield Daily Citizen.

Tolland, Conn.-based Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery, which also has locations in Manchester, Conn., has entered into a settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to an Oct. 2 report from Fox affiliate WTIC Hartford.

On Oct. 1, UnitedHealthcare's national prior authorization gold-card program went into effect. The payer first announced the program in August, and debuted its list of eligible procedures on Sept. 1, which included several orthopedic and spine-related codes.