Practice Management

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons named two new executive staff members.

Metro Health Hospital in Wyoming, Mich., is the first hospital in the state to acquire the Mazor X system, according to the Grand Rapids Business Journal.

Taos (N.M.) Orthopaedic Institute surgeon James Lubowitz, MD, recently left his practice to pursue the role of editor-in-chief of The Journal of Arthroscopy and Arthroscopy Techniques, according to The Taos News.

Employers anticipate healthcare costs will jump by 5.5 percent in 2018, an increase from 4.6 percent in 2017, according to Willis Towers Watson's 22nd annual Best Practices in Health Care Employer Survey.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' AAOS Now recently published a report based on the "Orthopaedic Practice in the United States Survey" results, examining trends from 2008 to 2016. 

The Columbia, Mo.-based University of Missouri Health Care opened a new orthopedic institute last week, according to the Columbia Tribune. 

Prashant Sinha, MD, was named the chief of surgery at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, according to India New England News.

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Four practices merged to create OrthoConnecticut, according to newstimes.

By 2018, the telehealth services field will likely attract 7 million patient users, quite a jump from the 350,000 in 2013, according to an IHS Markit report. But with telehealth expansion comes a slew of regulatory and legal challenges.