The average orthopedic surgeon starting salaries ranged from $500,000 on the low end and $815,000 on the higher end in 2023/2024, according to AMN Healthcare's 2024 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.
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Orthopedic surgeons billed an average of $9,809,514 to commercial payers in 2023, according to AMN Healthcare's 2024 "Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives" report.
The Joint Commission recognizes health systems across the U.S. with a gold seal of approval for various specialties, including spine and hip-related measures, based on a number of performance measures.
A second patient received a Neuralink implant, USA Today reported Aug. 5.
Clinton, N.C.-based Cape Fear Valley Huff Orthopedics & Sports Medicine joined Fayetteville, N.C.-based Cape Fear Valley Health.
Orthopedic surgeons have the highest average starting salary among several specialties, according to AMN Healthcare's 2024 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.
Several major orthopedic and spine device companies, from Zimmer Biomet to Smith+Nephew, have spent substantial amounts of money lobbying in Washington, D.C., in the 2024 season.
Mercy Health — Kings Mills Hospital has opened a full-service orthopedic practice on its campus in Mason, Ohio, according to an Aug. 5 report from Cincinnati.com.
Of the top 50 hospitals ranked for neurology and neurosurgery in 2024 by U.S. News & World Report, nine are located on the West Coast.
Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons in Montgomery, Ala., is planning to build a surgery center in the same city, according to an Aug. 3 Facebook post.