Mayo Clinic Health System is expanding imaging capabilities at its Onalaska, Wis., clinic, local news outlet WKBT reported Jan. 7.

Recent dropout rates in CMS' Bundled Payments for Care Improvement program indicate that participation barriers and retention strategies need to be addressed to have a more significant effect on healthcare cost and quality, according to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

At Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston, almost half of the inpatients are being treated for complications associated with COVID-19, WBHM reports.

Patients are willing to pay more out of pocket for total joint replacements at a hospital with a higher star rating than at an average hospital, according to a study published in the January 2021 issue of Health Affairs.

Patient Preferred Physicians and Practitioners, a society of highly referred providers, named orthopedic surgeon Stanislav Avshalumov, DO, "Physician of the Year" for the state of New York in 2021.

Fort Walton Beach, Fla.-based Orthopaedic Associates opened a new clinic in Crestview, according to a Jan. 5 news release.

Northampton, Mass.-based Cooley Dickinson Health Care opened a walk-in orthopedic clinic in Amherst, Mass.,, according to a Jan. 4 report from WWLP.

Concord, N.H.-based Orthopaedic Surgery Center moved from its basement quarters to Concord Hospital's Memorial Medical Office Building across the street, according to a Dec. 2 report from the Concord Monitor.

Renowned orthopedic surgeon Lawrence Dorr, MD, died on Dec. 28, according to The New York Times. He was 79 years old.

From another surgeon joining Rothman Orthopaedics' Florida clinic to the head of a new practice in New York, here are the latest orthopedists on the move:

From the latest surgeon to join Rothman Orthopaedics' Florida clinic to an MLB medical director stepping down from his role after 15 years, here are the latest orthopedists making the news:

Since the beginning of the year, Becker's has reported on 10 hospital projects expanding orthopedic services that cost at least $50 million:

Edward Khalfayan, MD, will step down as medical director for the Seattle Mariners at the end of December after 15 years in the role, MLB reports.

Becker's has reported on one spine surgeon and one orthopedic surgeon who made headlines this year for introducing medical apps:

Missouri orthopedic surgeon Bret Miller, MD, developed an app to provide patients with direct access to orthopedic specialists through a smartphone, News-Press Now reported Dec. 25.

The need for orthopedic services is projected to increase in the coming years, with all baby boomers projected to be age 65 or older by 2030, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

From the head of a new practice to a surgeon performing a landmark augmented reality-assisted knee procedure, here are the latest orthopedists making headlines:

Watertown, N.Y.-based Samaritan Medical Center plans to open an orthopedic specialty practice in 2021, according to a Dec. 22 news release.

Since the beginning of the year, Becker's has reported on one orthopedic practice and two spine hospital closures, with another orthopedic hospital that could soon close to make way for a new facility:

Orthopedic surgeon Frantz Lerebours, MD, joined Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, according to a Dec. 17 news release from Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South Florida.