The COVID-19 pandemic has added to the economic difficulties of many private practices that were already in a cost-cutting mode to address the challenges of declining reimbursements and rising costs.
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Here are seven orthopedic surgeons making the news this week:
Exclusively focusing on urgent medical needs during the COVID-19 pandemic could spawn a "secondary healthcare crisis," according to Benjamin Domb, MD, whose opinion was published by the Daily Herald.
Telemedicine is helping small clinics stay in business during the COVID-19 pandemic, orthopedic surgeon Roger Componovo, MD, said in an interview with FOX56 WOLF.
Roughly one-third of physicians reported they will change practice settings, leave patient care roles, temporarily close their practices or retire due to COVID-19, according to a recent survey conducted by physician search firm Merritt Hawkins and nonprofit The Physicians Foundation.
The United Spinal Association received a grant from the Craig H. Nielsen Foundation to help people suffering from spinal cord injuries and disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Christus St. Michael Health System in Texarkana, Texas, is preparing to resume elective procedures, including orthopedic and neurosurgeries, by the end of April, TXK Today reports.
An orthopedic surgeon has come out of retirement to oversee operations at the Atlantic City (N.J.) Convention Center, which completed its transition into a field hospital on April 21, The Press of Atlantic City reports.
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Neurosurgeon Raymond Baule, MD, recently drove to a New York hospital at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic to help colleagues treating patients on the frontline, The News & Observer reports.