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Orthopedic Review

[People edition] Dr. Neal ElAttrache performs knee surgery on Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin: 4 takeaways | 769 hospitals see Medicare payment cuts over high HAC rates: 7 things to know | Dr. Kenneth Pherson joins Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics: 3 things to know | Cleveland Clinic, IBM enter 5-year partnership

[People edition] Dr. Neal ElAttrache performs knee surgery on Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin: 4 takeaways | 769 hospitals see Medicare payment cuts over high HAC rates: 7 things to know | Dr. Kenneth Pherson joins Aspirus Iron River Hospital…

What not to wear - Physicians' attire elicits mixed responses in outpatient orthopedic centers | Texas hospital abruptly closes after failing to make payroll | Henry Ford Health System drops out of Medicare bundled payments for joint replacement: 5 key notes | Zimmer Biomet's growth strategy in spine: MIS, cervical and becoming a 'health solutions provider'

What not to wear – Physicians’ attire elicits mixed responses in outpatient orthopedic centers | Texas hospital abruptly closes after failing to make payroll | Henry Ford Health System drops out of Medicare bundled payments for joint replacement: 5 key…

The CORE Institute's condition-based bundles - a new approach to eliminating waste | Ousted CEO sues Broward Health | What Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo said on CNBC: 7 key quotes on healthcare, business & the future | ProPublica: Top 10 drugs with the highest physician payments from companies

The CORE Institute’s condition-based bundles – a new approach to eliminating waste | Ousted CEO sues Broward Health | What Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo said on CNBC: 7 key quotes on healthcare, business & the future | ProPublica: Top 10…

[Surgery center & hospitals] NYT: Surgeons divided on outpatient total knees for Medicare patients, support to CMS grows | Iowa hospital files for bankruptcy | 90-day postoperative outcomes of 549 outpatient total hips: 3 insights | Dr. Said Osman to open Advanced Spine Endoscopy and Pain Institute in January: 6 things to know

[Surgery center & hospitals] NYT: Surgeons divided on outpatient total knees for Medicare patients, support to CMS grows | Iowa hospital files for bankruptcy | 90-day postoperative outcomes of 549 outpatient total hips: 3 insights | Dr. Said Osman to…

[Total joints] Inpatient vs. outpatient total knees: Can an integrated program lead to comparable outcomes? 4 insights | Walgreens, Rite Aid ink $950M deal to sell 865 stores | BPCI hospital reduces length of stay, readmissions: 5 things to know | Survey: 19M Americans have purchased cheaper drugs across US borders

[Total joints] Inpatient vs. outpatient total knees: Can an integrated program lead to comparable outcomes? 4 insights | Walgreens, Rite Aid ink $950M deal to sell 865 stores | BPCI hospital reduces length of stay, readmissions: 5 things to know…

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[People edition] Andrews Institute's Dr. G. Daxton Steele takes 2nd in weightlifting competition | Recently discharged patient shoots officer at Ga. hospital | Dr. Kern Singh to chair AAOS spine program committee for annual meeting: 5 highlights | Geisinger CEO Dr. David Feinberg: 'I'd like to eliminate the waiting room and everything it represents'

[People edition] Andrews Institute’s Dr. G. Daxton Steele takes 2nd in weightlifting competition | Recently discharged patient shoots officer at Ga. hospital | Dr. Kern Singh to chair AAOS spine program committee for annual meeting: 5 highlights | Geisinger CEO…

[Sports medicine edition] Orthopedic surgeons donate $928k to Dr. Tom Price over 12-year period: 5 points | The 5 healthiest & unhealthiest states in America | Global sports medicine market valued at $53.6B by 2022: 4 takeaways | 43 orthopedic, spine devices FDA 510(k) clearance in November 2016

[Sports medicine edition] Orthopedic surgeons donate $928k to Dr. Tom Price over 12-year period: 5 points | The 5 healthiest & unhealthiest states in America | Global sports medicine market valued at $53.6B by 2022: 4 takeaways | 43 orthopedic,…

Do surgeons with similar training perform cases with similar costs? 5 study insights | MD Anderson records $102.4M operating loss in first 2 months of FY 2017 | OrthoCarolina ranks 23rd in nation for wellness programs - 5 highlights | Obesity costs US up to $201B annually - 5 key stats

Do surgeons with similar training perform cases with similar costs? 5 study insights | MD Anderson records $102.4M operating loss in first 2 months of FY 2017 | OrthoCarolina ranks 23rd in nation for wellness programs – 5 highlights |…

[Surgery centers & hospitals edition] CHS sells 2 hospitals for $45M to drive down debt | Palmetto Bone & Joint constructing new location with surgery center: 4 things to know | A state-by-state breakdown of 80 rural hospital closures | Integrated outpatient program results in comparable inpatient, outpatient outcomes: 4 study insights

[Surgery centers & hospitals edition] CHS sells 2 hospitals for $45M to drive down debt | Palmetto Bone & Joint constructing new location with surgery center: 4 things to know | A state-by-state breakdown of 80 rural hospital closures |…

[Total joints] 5 notes on quality metrics for total joint bundled payments | Dead patient left in shower for 9+ hours at Fla. VA hospital, report finds | Orthopedic surgeon, hospitalist collaboration reduces cost: 5 insights | 10 hospital bankruptcies in 2016

[Total joints] 5 notes on quality metrics for total joint bundled payments | Dead patient left in shower for 9+ hours at Fla. VA hospital, report finds | Orthopedic surgeon, hospitalist collaboration reduces cost: 5 insights | 10 hospital bankruptcies…

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