As the healthcare industry continues on its transformative path to value-based care, organizations are tasked with ramping up their data analytics capabilities, especially around understanding the risk of their member population.
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UR Medicine in Rochester, N.Y., welcomed Rochester-based Metro Footcare to its department of orthopedics and rehabilitation, according to a Penfield Post report.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons announced that almost one-third of costs associated with osteoarthritis incurred in the year before total knee replacements are incurred on non-recommended operations.
Seema Verma is the new CMS administrator, Medscape reports.
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery opened the Center for the Advancement of Value in Musculoskeletal Care.
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Rosemont, Ill.-based American Joint Replacement Registry announced it has collected 1 million samples of hip and knee procedure data.
A study published in Health Affairs found primary care providers utilizing the eConsult system for referral requests reduced specialty wait times.
New York City-based private equity firm HealthpointCapital named former device company executive Mike Mogul the new managing director.
New York-based Canton-Potsdam Hospital orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine specialists will now offer consultations at Gouverneur (N.Y.) Hospital, according to North Country Now.
East Stroudsburg, Pa.-based Mountain Valley Orthopedics has opened a new satellite location in Dingmans Ferry, Pa., according to the Pocono Record.