Ninety-seven percent of U.S. medical practices have taken a financial hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey by the Medical Group Management Association.
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The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association recognized The University of Tennessee Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center+ for spine surgery and joint replacements, according to a June 22 report by WATE.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought several projects to a halt in the orthopedic and spine field:
Major League Soccer franchise Nashville Soccer Club recently recruited Jaron Sullivan, MD, and Andrew Gregory, MD, as team physicians, according to FOX17.
Jaren Riley, MD, of Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children in Denver, has performed the region's first surgery with a vertebral body tethering system, KDVR reports.
Wael Barsoum, MD, is leaving his post as CEO of Cleveland Clinic Florida to join HOPCo, the owner of orthopedic specialty practices including Phoenix-based the CORE Institute, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Nearly one-fifth of orthopedic surgeons have a net worth over $5 million, according to the Medscape Physician Debt and Net Worth Report 2020.
Here are five key figures who retired or are retiring from the spine field this year:
Bethesda, Md.-based The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics is moving all of its 60-plus offices to one EHR system from Modernizing Medicine, according to a June 23 press release.
Magnolia (Ark.) Regional Medical Center is looking to recruit an orthopedic surgeon, according to the Magnolia Reporter.