Julia Katarincic, MD, has been named president of East Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics. She was also appointed chief of orthopedics for Brown University Health and chair of the department of orthopedics at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University…
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Shelden Martin, MD, of Scottsdale-based OrthoArizona has performed Arizona’s first augmented reality-assisted shoulder replacement surgery. Dr. Martin used the Arvis augmented reality system from Enovis, which gives surgeons real-time visual guidance during surgery, according to a July 9 news release.…
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons released its inaugural “Orthopaedic Industry Report,” a market intelligence resource built to help healthcare leaders assess the trends shaping orthopedic care delivery. The report pulls together claims data, demographic trends, registry insights, AAOS member…
Athens (Ga.) Orthopedic Clinic, an orthopedic and sports medicine group, will serve as official team physician for Morgan County Schools in Georgia, according to a July 8 news release shared with Becker’s. Under the partnership, AOC will deliver comprehensive sports…
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S.¹ and one of the most common drivers of hospital readmission. One in five hospitalizations for COPD results in a return visit² — and for patients with…
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Peter Derman, MD, did not leave Texas Back Institute because he wanted distance from the institution. He is clear about that. After nearly eight years at the Plano-based spine group, where he served as a partner and executive committee member,…
Every spine surgeon eventually encounters an adverse event that stays with them long after the patient has left the hospital, and the profession is beginning to reckon with the psychological toll those moments take, according to an article written by…
Large language models are drawing rapid interest in spine surgery, but their value currently lies in supporting physicians rather than replacing their judgment, according to an article written by Aimen Khan, Maximillian Lee, Noah Pogonitz, Daniel Park, MD, and Kern…
Hospitals chasing better readmission performance need to go deeper into the KPI level instead of shooting blindly. The data and KPIs point to the ED, where greater than 80% to 90% of readmissions arrive through the ED. That concentration is…
Aug 11, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Nik Rao, CEO, Dexur
Orthopedic groups in Connecticut and Maryland are moving in the same direction this month: pulling imaging, urgent care, rehabilitation and physician offices into single locations or unified systems. The expansions reflect a broader push among orthopedic groups to control patients’…