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Decreases in reimbursement amounts for orthopedic services and procedures are causing surgeons to come up with new adaptations, including implementing automation and reeducation practices.  To keep a positive cash flow, surgeons have had to cut down on administrative staff, as…

Exactech reached an agreement with the Unsecured Creditors Committee on plans that will go with its sale to a new ownership group, according to a July 25 news release. The proposed plan was updated to include a new trust structure…

Arun Hariharan, MD, is now section chief of pediatric spine and orthopedics at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., he said in a July 24 LinkedIn post. Dr. Hariharan also works with Paley Orthopedic & Spine Institute…

CPT codes for spine surgery may not always fit circumstances, and in some cases this prompts calls for reforms. One of those codes, CPT 62380 has the attention of some spine surgeons. The code, for endoscopic lumbar decompression, stands alone…

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery will use Abridge, an artificial intelligence company for orthopedic documentation, according to a July 24 news release. Abridge’s AI can detect care setting, specialty and language to create clinical documentation in real time.…

Indiana State University in Terre Haute has signed a five-year exclusive partnership with Union Health Sports Medicine to serve as the official health care provider for Sycamore Athletics, according to a news release from the university. USM will provide student-athletes…

Pediatric neurosurgeon Jason Chu, MD, along with fetal surgeon Hiba Mustafa, MD, of Indianapolis-based Riley Children’s Hospital, performed the state’s first fetal spine surgery, NPR affiliate WFYI reported July 24. The duo’s surgery addressed myelomeningocele, a condition that has better…

New Brunswick, N.J.-based Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Disease-Specific Care Certification in hip fracture treatment, according to a July 24 news release from West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health. The hospital recently…