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Archived Becker's Orthopedic Review E-Newsletters

Oct. 18, 2021: Orthopedics

• BCBS of Minnesota reports clinic to FBI | Top 3 ortho residency programs | Keep the 3.75% increase to the conversion factor, surgeons tell CMS | 13 PE deals in orthopedics | Globus Medical alleges Life Spine infringed patents | 3 VBC predictions

Oct. 14, 2021: Orthopedics

• Globus Medical sues Life Spine for alleged patent infringement | What smarter joint replacement care could look like | Orthopedics' next game-changer: 5 surgeon insights | 5 orthopedic practices to know | 4 key elements for VBC's future

Oct. 12, 2021: Orthopedics

• HSS completes 1st 'smart' implant knee replacement | Hyper-focused, overnight ASCs are the future: Dr. Alok Sharan | 30+ orthopedic leadership moves in 2021 | 2 surgeons honored by NASS | Medtronic splashes $70M on training, health equity

Oct. 11, 2021: Orthopedics

• The orthopedic supergroup: 'It’s not only a matter of surviving, but thriving' | Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson has surgery at ASC | 10 orthopedic surgeons to know | Regenerative medicine: What 5 surgeons are excited about

Oct. 7, 2021: Orthopedics

• Medical cement punctures heart of spine surgery patient | How the payer landscape will evolve by 2026: 4 surgeon insights | Emory opens $130M Musculoskeletal Institute | OrthoIndy names CEO | 6 orthopedic surgeon moves in Sept

Oct. 5, 2021: Orthopedics

• $10M award OK'd in spine surgery wrongful death suit | Hoag Orthopedic Institute names CEO | 10 safest states during COVID-19 | La. orthopedic practice acquired | Dr. Thomas Graham operates on NY Mets infielder | 7 robotics updates in Q3

Oct. 4, 2021: Orthopedics

• Judge tosses suit alleging surgeon set up ex-office manager for arrest | Dr. Ed Dohring’s vision for NASS | Top-paying physician specialties in last 5 years | 8 orthopedic, spine surgeons honored in Q3 | Whoopi Goldberg has spine surgery at HSS | Twin Cities Orthopedics opens new clinic

Sept. 30, 2021: Orthopedics

• HSS named No. 1 ortho hospital worldwide | How VBC can improve in orthopedics: 4 surgeon insights | 47% of orthopedists under 40 satisfied with pay | NASS: '20 Under 40' for 2021 | Meet Yale's 1st total joint fellow

Sept. 28, 2021: Orthopedics

• Early-career physician pay satisfaction — orthopedics is No. 18 | Calif. health system sues neurosurgeons over alleged walkout | 10 orthopedic surgeons to know | 7 CMS updates: Surprise billing, open enrollment & more

Sept. 27, 2021: Orthopedics

• AAOS: Where CMS' proposed payment changes are going wrong | Physician convicted in $100M fraud scheme involving unnecessary spinal injections | 7 numbers making orthopedic surgeons nervous | $150M orthopedic tower opens at Ala. hospital

Sept. 23, 2021: Orthopedics

• Dr. Alexander Vaccaro's plan to win in new markets | Walmart, Amazon & more: 2 orthopedic surgeons on outside forces in healthcare | OIG approves hospital’s proposed joint replacement ‘warranty’ program | 5 spine centers to know

Sept. 21, 2021: Orthopedics

• Orthopedic surgeon allegedly diverted $1M from practice in tax fraud scheme | 50+ orthopedic, spine surgeon moves in 2021 | Dr. Joseph Bosco III on CMS, payer policy | Will neurosurgeons take over spine? | Mount Sinai spine program awarded $2.3M

Sept. 20, 2021: Orthopedics

• Rothman's Fla. expansion | 10% physician pay cut by CMS looms large | Spine device CEO speaks out against kickback charges | Stark Law in 2021: 4 updates | 7 orthopedic surgeon predictions | How independent practices can thrive

Sept. 16, 2021: Orthopedics

• HSS TJR bundles saved $24M | DOJ targets health system domination | Beacon Orthopaedics, Anthem BCBS bundle saves employers $1M+ in 1 year | Stryker sales rep may star on ‘The Bachelor’ | 5 orthopedic practices to know

Sept. 14, 2021: Orthopedics

• Zimmer Biomet adds leaders to spine spinoff | Stark regs tightened on physician group pay for ancillaries | 37 orthopedic devices OK'd in Aug. | Md. neurosurgeon's license suspended over alleged misconduct | 21 orthopedic practice partnerships

Sept. 13, 2021: Orthopedics

• Orthopedic exec gets 8 months prison over kickbacks | CMS to mandate ASC employees get COVID shot | 2 federal cases involving orthopedists | 5 orthopedist moves | 10 orthopedic surgeons to know | Physician admits to stealing $500K+ from practice

Sept. 9, 2021: Orthopedics

• Rothman, Zurich spar over COVID-19 relief coverage | Patients save avg. $684 as ASCs: UnitedHealth | What will orthopedic surgery look like in 2031? 4 surgeon predictions | Spine device execs charged in bribery scheme | 5 device company leadership moves

Sept. 7, 2021: Orthopedics

• The worst decision an early career surgeon can make: Dr. Alexander Vaccaro | 24-clinic Fla. practice files for bankruptcy | Orthopedic surgeon to lead Walmart's Canada partner | AAOS honors 3 surgeons

Sept. 2, 2021: Orthopedics

• Texas neurosurgeon's bill allows some physicians to bypass prior auths | Regence adds 36-physician orthopedic group to VBC program | $7M awarded to former pain center patient's family after alleged script denial | Beacon, TriHealth to expand ASC network

Aug. 30, 2021: Orthopedics

• An insurer rescinded orthopedic surgery approval mid-case; what happened next | Physician group ordered to end allegedly illegal noncompetes | 3 Rothman Orthopaedics updates | 13 orthopedic practice CEO moves

Aug. 26, 2021: Orthopedics

• NY orthopedists indicted in $31M scheme | 6 numbers making spine surgeons nervous | 2 surgeons weigh in on regenerative medicine | $3.8M awarded to woman after botched spine surgery | Surgeons warn against Tik Tok challenge

Aug. 24, 2021: Orthopedics

• Geisinger to guarantee total joint outcomes | Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine approved: 4 facts | The pandemic's effect on orthopedics, from 100 hospitals | 20 most expensive ASC procedures | ASCs vs. HOPDs: CMS pay for spine surgeries

Aug. 23, 2021: Orthopedics

• 3 key spine technologies for ASCs | More indirect pay arrangements scrutinized in proposed Stark update | Payer behavior ASC execs see more of today | Johnson & Johnson CEO to step down | Wash. orthopedic practice to open spine center

Aug. 19, 2021: Orthopedics

• Orthopedic surgeon pay per wRVU up 11.36% | CVS ordered to fill pain physician's scripts | Zimmer Biomet’s hip robot OK’d by FDA | 10 orthopedic surgeons to know | Vaccines, visors and variants: What’s concerning surgeons

Aug. 17, 2021: Orthopedics

• Delta variant sparks spine surgeons' concern | Payers shift strategy to keep physicians independent | FDA clears 29 orthopedic devices | 10 TJR physicians in ASCs | EY honors orthopedic surgeon | Orthopedic group joins U of Kansas Health System

Aug. 16, 2021: Orthopedics

• Neurosurgeon found not guilty in $500M kickback case | 19 hospitals delaying surgeries | Orthopedic surgeons generate $2.7M in annual revenue | 10 hospitals hiring orthopedists |  31-physician Tenn. orthopedic group expands

Aug. 12, 2021: Orthopedics

• Orthopedic surgeon base pay falls 13% | Where elective procedures are postponed | Regence BlueShield cuts orthopedic costs 16% | What 2 surgeons are excited about at their practices | What's worrying spine surgeons?

Aug. 10, 2021: Orthopedics

• Spine center chain to pay $5.1M fraud settlement | Texas gov asks hospitals to delay elective surgery | 6 Ohio patients infected by TB-infected allograft | Surgeon operates on his own hand | SeaSpine vs. Orthofix vs. Smith+Nephew: 3 comparisons

Aug. 9, 2021: Orthopedics

• Best hospitals for orthopedics in all 50 states | OrthoCarolina mandates staff COVID-19 vaccines | Thousands of physicians joined the 3 big ASC cos | OptumCare, UNLV orthopedic residency graduates 1st class | Zimmer Biomet, Stryker & more: Q2 results

Aug. 5, 2021: Orthopedics

• 8 worst states for healthcare in 2021 | Dr. Keith Meister operates on Tyler Glasnow | 10 orthopedic surgeons to know | 9 centers adding surgical robots | Twin Cities Orthopedics ASC gets approval

Aug. 3, 2021: Orthopedics

• Orthopedic surgeon pleads guilty to workers’ comp fraud | Zimmer Biomet's Q2 sales jump 60.7% | Most common bad workplace behaviors from physicians | ASC sues to block hospital's 'anticompetitive' acquisition | New MOB for OrthoNebraska

Aug. 2, 2021: Orthopedics

• Orthopedic surgeon pay by years of experience | CMS wants to redefine 'physician-owned distributor | $100M+ acquisitions: 8 spine, orthopedic cos | 5 orthopedic practices to know | Smith+Nephew Q2 orthopedic sales jump 53%

July 29, 2021: Orthopedics

• CMS should revisit 2022 proposal, says Twin Cities Orthopedics president | HSS No. 1 in orthopedics for 12th year | Stryker CEO sees rising demand for robots in ASCs | 4 key Qs on spine tech | 5 sports med updates | 440 in ASCs may get extra CMS pay bump

July 27, 2021: Orthopedics

• 20 best hospitals for orthopedics: US News | Elective surgeries delayed at Fla., La. hospitals as COVID-19 surges | Woman dies after shooting at Fla. spine office | USPI's total joint business up 120% | Calif. hospital installs 4 TJR robots

July 22, 2021: Orthopedics

• 298 orthopedic procedures CMS may send back inpatient only | US Orthopaedics inks 3rd partnership in a month | Physician pays $2M to resolve allegations of selling practice above FMV | 10 orthopedic surgeons to know | J&J knee sales up 94.6% in Q2

July 20, 2021: Orthopedics

• 5 highest-paid CEOs of orthopedic device cos | CMS aims to reinstate the inpatient only list | 5 orthopedic practices to know | 31 practice, clinic closures | CHLA names orthopedics chief | 5 key PE-orthopedic practice deals

July 19, 2021: Orthopedics

• Former Seton Hall basketball star alleges misdiagnosis | 12 physicians exit NH hospital | 10 hospitals seeking orthopedic surgeons | 10 spine surgeons to know | Orthopedic surgeon missing in Fla. condo collapse confirmed dead

July 15, 2021: Orthopedics

• CMS may cut physician pay | 7 numbers making orthopedic surgeons nervous | Most pressing issues in sports med | Stark's group practice structure clarified | Top 10 states where device cos paid the most to physicians

July 13, 2021: Orthopedics

• $88M orthopedic hospital, MOB sold | Zimmer Biomet paid $241M less to surgeons in 2020 | FDA to surgeons: Stop using stainless steel Precice devices | Ending noncompetes: 8 more details | Medacta to settle patent dispute for $12M

July 12, 2021: Orthopedics

• Conor McGregor's leg operated on by Dr. Neal ElAttrache | US Orthopaedic Partners adds Miss. practice | What 7 orthopedic cos paid surgeons | 10 orthopedic surgeons to know | Physician gets 17 years in prison | Biden EO scrutinizes hospital M&A

July 8, 2021: Orthopedics

• Orthopedic surgeon's $9M win against ASC overturned | Andrews Sports Medicine to join PE-backed platform | Biden to crack down on noncompetes | 2 Nev. orthopedic groups merge | Conformis, Stryker settle patent dispute | HSS: 7 developments

July 6, 2021: Orthopedics

• 11 orthopedic surgeon moves | Stryker in the last 6 months | Spinal biologics co. faces more lawsuits after patients sickened with TB | Ohio system pays $21M to settle physician kickback allegations | Orthopedic surgeon named AdventHealth CMO

July 5, 2021: Orthopedics

• Orthopedic surgeon in legal battle with Adena joins the competitor | 4 payer updates for orthopedic surgeons | 70% of physicians are now employed | 5 most-pressing topics for orthopedic surgeons | Zimmer Biomet's last 6 months: 10 notes

July 1, 2021: Orthopedics

• Orthopedic surgeons challenge opposition to Fla. hospital | 2 orthopedic groups, PE firm form platform | 32 TJR ASC physicians | Site-neutral payments: The Supreme Court weighs in | 5 most-pressing topics for orthopedists

June 29, 2021: Orthopedics

• Orthopedic surgeons exit Ky. hospital employment to open ASC | Dr. Alex Vaccaro: Volume vs. value in spine | Which physician groups will have power in the future? | Orthopedic implant purchase: 6 predictions | HSS opens NY facility | 10 TJR ASC physicians

June 28, 2021: Orthopedics

• Orthopedic surgeon missing in Fla. condo collapsed | Physicians' objections to system execs grows with 'no confidence' votes | 10 technologies spine surgeons obsess over | 10 orthopedic surgeons to know | The avoidable ASC-killer eroding centers today

June 24, 2021: Orthopedics

• Medtronic's bid to reverse spine surgeon's $112M royalties win denied | Orthopedic surgeons: 5 stats on pay, revenue | DePuy Synthes vs. NuVasive vs. Globus Medical: 7 notes | Orthopedic surgery at ASCs: The next 5 years | Rothman, Aetna partner in Fla.

June 22, 2021: Orthopedics

• 3 spine lawsuits in the past 30 days | Why 150+ physicians exited hospital contracts | 10 largest ASC chains | 5 orthopedic practices to know | Hospitals adding orthopedic robots, by state | 'These are not altruistic grants': How a spine surgeon views PE

June 21, 2021: Orthopedics

• College athlete dies from UCL surgery complications | Orthopedic group gets funds; Drs. James Andrews & Russell Warren join board | The surgeon leaders at top 10 hospitals for orthopedics | The avoidable ASC-killer eroding centers today

June 17, 2021: Orthopedics

• Top 20 hospitals for pediatric orthopedics: US News | Closed orthopedic practice reopens | Medtronic vs. Stryker vs. Zimmer Biomet: 7 notes | Surgeon sues to break up IU Health's 'monopoly' on physicians 

June 15, 2021: Orthopedics

• Rothman ditched bundles, has no regrets | Orthopedic surgeon banned from practicing in NJ | The rise of the orthopedic supergroup | 10 orthopedic surgeon moves | Worst states for physicians over the past 5 years | 7 Medtronic updates

June 14, 2021: Orthopedics

• Orthopedic surgeons reporting $5M net worth declines | Spine allograft recalled after 4 patients get TB | The bad investments for physicians last year | 10 TJR ASC physicians to know | FDA clears 28 orthopedic devices | 10 places hiring orthopedists

June 10, 2021: Orthopedics

• 13 orthopedic practice transactions | 10 orthopedic surgeons to know | The new reasons insurers are denying payments | Orthopedic group joins Ill. hospital | The next game changer in spine

June 8, 2021: Orthopedics

• 2 spine surgeons alleging patent infringement | 5 orthopedic practices to know | Profit sharing, bonuses for physicians: 7 Stark Law updates | DJO buys Swiss medtech co | Orthopedic group, Florida Blue inks VBC contract

June 7, 2021: Orthopedics

• 3 spine kickback cases in the past 30 days | Top 10 ways physicians earn secondary income | Zimmer Biomet recruits orthopedic surgeon, former Medtronic exec | Dr. Joshua Campbell operates on House Majority Leader | Rothman's new partnership

June 3, 2021: Orthopedics

• 'The death knell for inpatient spine' & other forecasts | Optum building $7M MOB, ASC | How an orthopedic group solved staffing issues | Physician group halts cases after staff resignations | 4 female orthopedic surgeons named to leadership roles

June 1, 2021: Orthopedics

• 5 worst states for physicians to practice | Orthopedic surgeon seeks Ala. healthcare reform | 10 orthopedic surgeons to know | Independent orthopedists more productive than hospital-based counterparts: survey | Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush expands

May 27, 2021: Orthopedics

• What keeps spine surgeons up at night? | Laser Spine Institute founder says lawyers caused $400M losses | Medtronic's Q4 revenue up 37% | Rothman, Cigna ink VB contract for Fla. market | Independent vs. employed orthopedists: Who earns more?

May 25, 2021: Orthopedics

• 220 hospitals recognized for joint replacement | Neurosurgeon gets 15 months in prison for taking kickbacks | Top 10 states for physicians to practice | 10 spine surgeons to know | Orthopedic Care Partners adds 10-physician practice

May 24, 2021: Orthopedics

• Orthopedic surgeons critical of Intermountain's supplier switch | Dr. Thomas Graham named innovation, transformation exec at Kettering | Orthopedists countersue Adena | Tech co buys 700-physician network | 4 $100M projects with orthopedic practices

May 20, 2021: Orthopedics

• The big threats to orthopedic physician-ownership | Allina moves orthopedics from HOPDs to ASCs | Neurosurgeon loses appeal to lift license restrictions | Pinnacle Orthopaedic Services owner pleads guilty to bribery

May 18, 2021: Orthopedics

• Orthopedists fight back on breach of contract claims | 5 orthopedic partnerships in the past 30 days | Calif. pain practice closes without explanation | 55% of orthopedists get full incentive bonus, some get less tha