Louis Levitt, MD, vice president of The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics in Bethesda, Md., is a leader at one of the largest orthopedic practices in the country. Here, Dr. Louis examines the trend toward value-based care and alternative payments in…
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Philadelphia-based Premier Orthopaedics signed a contract with Independence Blue Cross to participate in the payer's Facilitated Health Networks.
Fort Worth-based Texas Health Orthopedic Surgery Center celebrated its opening Oct. 16, according to a LinkedIn post.
Houston-based Baylor College of Medicine opened a new orthopedic surgery clinic in Houston.
President Donald Trump signed a bipartisan bill to tackle the opioid crisis Oct. 24, The Washington Post reports.
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Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem will reposition Skokie (Ill.) Hospital as a center for orthopedic and spinal care, according to the Chicago Tribune.
CEO and President of Pain Specialists of Greater Chicago Scott Glaser, MD, his wife, Anne, and daughter, Elise, will travel to Siguatepeque, Honduras, in November to continue providing interventional pain management care at Hospital Evangelico.
While legislators and physicians continue to develop new policies for opioid prescriptions, the epidemic remains alive.
Danbury (Conn.) Hospital Joint and Spine Institute rolled out a total joint program, according to Danbury's Hamlet Hub.
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair patients treated with Exparel consumed 64 percent fewer opioids, according to research presented at the 2018 American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting in Chicago, Oct. 11-14.