Orthopedic

Two decades ago, a patient having a hip or knee replacement could expect to spend three to five days in the hospital. Today, some go home within hours of surgery, a shift driven by a series of clinical and technical…

As private equity firms and health systems keep buying physician and orthopedic practices, some independent groups are choosing to combine with each other instead of selling.  In September, Winchester, Va.-based Winchester Orthopaedic Associates, a division of Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics,…

Surgical treatment accounts for 79% of allegations in orthopedic malpractice claims, according to a malpractice risk review from The Doctors Company, physician-owned medical malpractice insurer. The analysis, published Oct. 1, includes 2,483 orthopedics claims from 2010 to 2025. Claims can…

Tampa, Fla.-based Orthopaedic Solutions Management named Jason McClair COO. Mr. McClair brings more than 20 years of healthcare operations and leadership experience. He most recently served as group vice president of operations at Innovative Renal Care, where he led operations…

Nicholas Grosso, MD, has watched Medicare pay for orthopedic surgeons erode for most of his private practice career. Now, he said, independent practices are running out of ways to absorb it.  “It’s death by 1,000 slow cuts, and so the…

Orthopedic surgeons across the country are advancing joint replacement, sports medicine, foot and ankle surgery and upper-extremity care while taking on new roles in research, education and healthcare leadership. The following 15 orthopedic surgeons are making an impact on the…

Timothy Herbert, MD, the hand surgeon who invented the Herbert screw for fixing scaphoid fractures, died Oct. 3 at age 85, according to a published obituary. Dr. Herbert earned his medical degree from St. Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School in London…

William Obremskey, MD, a professor of orthopedic surgery at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named president of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association. Over the past 20 years with OTA, Dr. Obremskey has chaired the membership and evidence-based medicine…

Physicians and practice leaders increasingly point to payers as one of the biggest obstacles to running a sustainable practice. From CMS policy changes and declining Medicare reimbursement to private payer prior authorization requirements and coverage denials, administrative and financial strain…

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to an antibiotic-delivering knee spacer developed by Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham. The spacer delivers antibiotics directly to an infected artificial knee joint while bearing the patient’s weight. Surgeons place the temporary spacer after…