Here are four orthopedic surgeons who joined new health systems and practices, or entered into new leadership roles in July, as reported by Becker’s. Note: This list is not exhaustive.
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Mark Barry, MD, a spine surgeon, and medtech company SeaSpine have ended their patent dispute after jointly agreeing to dismiss their claims in federal court. Dr. Barry and SeaSpine Holdings, SeaSpine Orthopedics and SeaSpine filed a joint stipulation July 29,…
The U.S. had 16,260 orthopedic surgeons in 2021. By 2025, that number had dropped to 14,100, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, while the Health Resources and Services Administration projects a 12% shortage by 2038. Beckers’ recent coverage has…
Washington has finally discovered something physicians have known for years: The way Medicare determines what doctors are paid is deeply flawed. The Trump administration is scrutinizing the American Medical Association’s role in that system, including its ownership of current procedural…
CMS’ 2027 physician payment proposal reaches far beyond a 1.68% conversion factor cut. For spine and orthopedic practices, it layers payment reductions with new compliance risks, quality reporting requirements and tighter reimbursement rules that could reshape how care is delivered.…
CMS finalized the nationwide rollout of CJR-X, bundled payment model for joint replacements. The move is intended to reshape financial accountability for orthopedic surgeons and hospitals. “Knee, hip, and ankle replacements are important for helping seniors preserve their mobility and…
Pressure injuries remain one of the most common and most preventable forms of patient harm — and CMS is about to measure them far more closely. The CMS Hospital Harm: Pressure Injury (HH-PI) electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) introduces reporting…
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Join Dr. Kalie Dove-Maguire, President and Chief Product Officer at Evidently, and physician leaders from major health systems for a direct conversation about what repeatable clinical AI outcomes look like when clinicians finally have the full complexity of the patient…
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- Spencer Dorn MD, MPH, MHA, Executive Medical Director, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
A former employee of Vancouver, Wash.-based Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery has filed a lawsuit against the practice alleging wage abuse, according to a July 30 report from The Columbian. The lawsuit, filed July 16, seeks class-action status and claims that…
Three orthopedic providers reached the last-patient-out stage in an FDA study evaluating a patient-facing AI platform for postoperative care developed by clinical AI company RecovryAI. The 15-month study enrolled 525 hip and knee replacement patients at OrthoArizona in Scottsdale, Kansas…