The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, along with several orthopedic specialty and state societies, sent CMS administrator Seema Verma a letter commenting on CMS' decision to take total knee arthroplasty out of the Medicare Inpatient Only list.
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Tampa, Fla.-based Physician Partners of America entered an affiliate partnership with Capstone Pain and Spine Group in Dallas-Forth Worth.
Dror Paley, MD, founded the Paley Orthopedic & Spine Institute at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., in 2009, according to MenaFN.
With its lease at St. Thomas Health in Akron, Ohio, ending in December 2020, Crystal Clinic is developing a new orthopedic facility in Fairlawn, Ohio, for $100 million, according to Crain's Cleveland Business.
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Tyler, Texas-based Azalea Orthopedics appointed Anthony Brooks as the new CEO, according to Tyler Morning Telegraph.
Orthopaedic Associates of Zanesville (Ohio) will open a walk-in urgent care service after the sudden closure of Xpress Ortho Care March 7, the Zanesville Times Recorder reports.
With President Donald Trump declaring the opioid crisis as a national epidemic, physicians are turning to alternative pain management solutions to treat patients.
Memphis-based Campbell Clinic began new pain management studies to reduce the number of opioids prescribed to patients, the Memphis Business Journal reports.
Brian Bizub joined Raleigh (N.C.) Orthopaedic as CEO March 12.