Orthopedic Review

[Sports medicine edition] Orthopedists perform average of 29 procedures per month-10 stats & facts | NP average hourly wage & salary for all 50 states-Calif. tops the list at $120k | State of Kentucky denies WKONA’s 1st protest of WKU’s…

The leaders behind US News’ top 10 hospitals for adult orthopedics | Full-page ad bashes CHS-owned hospital billing, quality | A snapshot into America’s nearly 27M uninsured population-6 thoughts | CMS plans to cut physicians’ administrative burden: 5 things to…

[Surgery centers & hospitals edition] 500 healthcare workers to rally at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center | 4 outpatient orthopedic clinics adding new procedures | How ASCs can navigate TJR reimbursement with commercial payers: 5 key thoughts | Fake it…

[Total joints edition] Hospital drug charges for TJR patients increase in 49 states: 5 things to know | Former health clinic CEO sentenced to 18 years in fraud case | 15 of the largest orthopedic groups in the US by…

[People edition] Dr. Daniel Berry named Chief Science Advisor for Bodycad: 3 notes | Wrong-patient surgery risks Mass. hospital’s Medicare funding | Late-career PAs make salary of $107k-5 key salary stats | Orthopedics leading US implantable devices market, segment to…

[Sports medicine edition] 2nd protest filed over Western Kentucky University’s sports medicine complex project: 8 notes | CMS releases MACRA final rule: 10 things to know | Blackhawks’ physician Dr. Ari Levy launches healthcare startup-10 highlights | Drs. Ashley Zapf,…

Orthopedic residency programs violate Match Code of Conduct: 6 things to know | CHS faces fraud allegations from investor in Quorum spin-off: 7 things to know | The science of healthcare delivery: 10 thoughts on the future structure of healthcare…

[Surgery centers & hospitals edition] 5 notes on Twin Cities Orthopedics’ proposed outpatient clinic | Sutter to cut 154 jobs under new staffing model: 3 things to know | Wait impacts patient satisfaction, not patient recommendations, at outpatient clinic: 3…

[Total joints edition] Are Stryker’s hip implants about to be recalled? | Investor sues Tenet after $514M kickback deal: 7 things to know | PAs make an average of $87.3k annually-11 more stats on PA pay | Repeated application of…

[People edition] 10 of the biggest orthopedic stories in 2016 | Texas hospital explores bankruptcy | Drs. Sheyan Armaghani, Chad Smith & more: 32 orthopedic surgeons on the move | 25 Mazor systems purchased in Q3, Medtronic accounts for 15…