Robert “Bob” Draper Jr., MD, one of Baltimore’s first Black orthopedic surgeons and a former chief resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital, died Aug. 29 after a blood clot traveled to his heart. He was 79. Dr. Draper earned his medical…
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CMS’ 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC Payment System Final Rule marked the largest single-year expansion of outpatient-eligible surgery since at least 2018, surpassing, in one year, the 59 procedures Becker’s tracked as added to the ASC-covered list…
Sidney (Mont.) Health Center partnered with Synergy Health Partners to expand its orthopedic services and will add two orthopedic surgeons this fall. Michael Calfee, MD, will begin seeing patients in October and James Ingram, MD, will begin seeing patients in…
Long Beach, Calif.-based Golden State Orthopedics & Spine provided notice of a data security incident. On July 2, Golden State Orthopedics & Spine detected unusual activity within its network and engaged third-party forensic experts to investigate, according to an Aug.…
Carestream Healthcare International introduced the latest version of its DRX-LC Detector, which uses AI to support long-length imaging. The detector uses single-shot long-length imaging to capture long-bone and spine exams in one exposure, according to a Sept. 3 news release…
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OrthoCarolina physician Edward C. Brown III was elected as a general member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons in August. Brown is in his eighth year in practice at OrthoCarolina, according to a Sept. 1 press release. American Shoulder…
Zimmer Biomet will relocate its global headquarters to another location in Warsaw, Ind., and donate its current global headquarters building to Winona Lake, Ind.-based Grace College. Grace College will gain ownership of the building in early 2027. The building, known…
Some of the best advice orthopedic surgeons have received has nothing to do with the operating room. From treating time as currency to refusing to put life on hold until a career slows down, the physicians featured here share guidance…
Tulsa-based Advanced Orthopedics of Oklahoma added Christopher Price, DO, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in foot and ankle reconstruction. to its orthopedic team. His clinical interests include fracture care, sports-related injuries, joint replacement and complex foot and ankle reconstruction, and his…
Golden, Colo.-based Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center added five physicians who will begin seeing patients in September. The additions bring the practice to 41 physicians across four clinical locations, according to a news release from the organization. Jacob Hartline, MD,…