Chad Mathis, MD, former HHS senior advisor during the Trump administration, has become a distinguished fellow at the Alabama Policy Institute, a nonprofit conservative think tank, according to the Alabama Political Reporter.
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Independent orthopedic surgeons generally saw more patients than hospital-employed orthopedists in 2020, according to the MGMA DataDive Provider Compensation Survey released May 26.
Indianapolis-based St. Vincent Health will open a hospital in Leadville, Colo., in July that will provide orthopedic surgery and general surgery, among other services, the Herald Democrat reports.
SCU Health, a division of Southern California University of Health Sciences, has opened a location at DISC Sports & Spine Center in Newport Beach, Calif.
Regis Haid Jr., MD, is a spine surgeon at Atlanta Brain and Spine Care and the new president of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
Asheville, N.C.-based EmergeOrtho: Blue Ridge Division named Tommy Middleton as CEO.
Southern Spine, a spine surgery implant and instrument manufacturer in Macon, Ga., named John Hart as president and CEO.
Sanford Medical Center Fargo (N.D.) earned the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for orthopedic care.
Enhanced joint pain from patients who delayed care, site-of-care changes and increased musculoskeletal problems related to inefficient work-from-home environments are some of the key trends expected to play out in orthopedics post-pandemic.