Burnout, declining reimbursement and practice consolidation are driving orthopedic surgeons out of the field, raising concerns about patient access to musculoskeletal care nationwide. A significant portion of the workforce is also nearing retirement — with 60% of U.S. orthopedic surgeons…
Author: Sophie Eydis
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health Imperial Point hospital has become the first hospital in Broward County to offer Stryker’s latest Mako 4 robotic surgical system for joint replacement procedures, according to an Aug. 28 system news release shared with Becker’s. …
Bloomfield, Conn.-based Advanced Orthopedics New England has added spine surgeon Alex Ha, MD, to its office as part of an expansion across central Connecticut, according to an Aug. 28 report by we-ha.com. Dr. Ha specializes in adult spinal deformity, scoliosis,…
Eliminating prior authorization, accelerating Medicare’s inpatient-only phaseout and shifting toward outcomes-based reimbursement are among the top policy changes spine surgeons say would improve access and reimbursement in spine care. Five spine surgeons recently connected with Becker’s to share the single…
Fishers, Ind.-based Central Indiana Orthopedics is positioning augmented reality as the next wave of surgical innovation after completing the first augmented-reality-assisted shoulder replacement in Indiana. The procedure, performed July 28 at CIO’s outpatient surgery center, used the Arvis shoulder system,…
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Des Plaines-based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute is doubling down on independence and selective consolidation to navigate staffing, reimbursement and regulatory pressures in orthopedics, CEO Andre Blom told Becker’s. The group, which grew by about 50% through consolidation in 2020,…
Cedar Knolls, N.J.-based Tri-County Orthopedics has added hand and upper extremity surgeon Eliseo DiPrinzio, MD, to its team, effective Sept. 1. He will see patients at locations in Cedar Knolls, Jefferson, Bedminster and Bridgewater, N.J., according to a system news…
Des Moines, Iowa-based Broadlawns Medical Center is expanding its partnership with Clive, Iowa-based Capital Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine to broaden orthopedic care options, according to an Aug. 26 Business Record report. The collaboration builds on an existing relationship that began…
A new ultrasound-based imaging approach developed by Katherine Ferrara, PhD, and Byung Yoon, MD, PhD, among others, could transform how spinal conditions are diagnosed and treated, according to a study published July 25 in Science Advances. The method captures dynamic,…
Orthopedic surgeon Richy Charls, MD, will begin seeing patients at Paris Orthopedic Clinic in Texas on Sept. 8, according to an Aug. 26 report by MyParisTexas.com. He specializes in orthopedic sports medicine and has completed a fellowship at Beacon Orthopaedics…