The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics, based in Bethesda, Md., partnered with Capital Blue Cross and other payers to develop bundled payments for seven orthopedic procedures.
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U.S. News & World Report plans to release individual physician performance analysis for knee and hip surgeons later this year, according to AAOS Now.
In April, CMS released the fourth data feed from the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model. The CJR is CMS' first mandatory bundled payment initiative, with a focus on hip and knee replacements. This data feed covered episodes beginning in…
A Caddis affiliate purchased Plano (Texas) Orthopedic, Dallas News reports.
The American Medical Association noted its sixth consecutive year of membership growth, outlined alongside other achievements in its 2016 Annual Report, according to AMA Wire.
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On the morning of May 12, Anthem told Cigna the $54 billion merger deal between the two was dead, Reuters reports.
Here are 24 orthopedic surgeons who made the news this week:
An article recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and covered in Fierce Healthcare reveals physician job satisfaction and patient care may both improve if physicians earn set salaries.
A study published in BMJ and covered by NPR reveals arthroscopic surgery may not be the best way to treat arthritis knee pain.
Cleveland Clinic has found success in treating patient pain without opioids thanks to the Back on TREK program, according to News5Cleveland.