Tying reimbursements to inflation and paying more for complex cases are two revisions that spine and orthopedic surgeons would make if they were in charge of CMS. Reimbursements for spine and orthopedic surgery have not kept pace with the complexity…
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Orthopedic care spans a wide range of subspecialties, and surgeons say referring physicians don’t always have full visibility into where a patient’s needs are best met. Referring physicians play a central role in connecting patients with the right specialist but…
The average annual salary for orthopedic surgeons has increased from $306,220 in 2021 up to $373,570 in 2025. Over the past five years, compensation for orthopedic surgeons has increased $67,250, or about 22%. Compensation for orthopedic surgeons has increased year-over-year…
Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health has expanded its orthopedic practice in Carmel, Ind., with the addition of Rory Sandberg, MD. Dr. Sandberg is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in primary and complex hip and knee replacement, according to a June 8…
The Great Falls (Mont.) Clinic has opened the Great Falls Clinic Capital City Specialty Center in Helena, Mont., according to a June 10 report by ABC FOX Montana. The center launched with orthopedic services led by Peter Hanson, MD, an…
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Kurtis Biggs, DO, is making his own legacy in orthopedics by creating his own hip implant. The design, first drawn on a napkin, has been used in multiple patients and it’s just the beginning for him. Dr. Biggs, founder of…
Among orthopedic residents, there wasn’t a difference in case volume performed across race and gender, according to a study in the June issue of the HSS Journal: The Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery. Five things to know: 1.…
DePuy Synthes launched Velys Hip Navigation with AI Assistance in the U.S., bringing artificial intelligence to total hip arthroplasty for the first time on its VELYS Hub platform, according to a June 10 news release. The system automates intraoperative image…
Hospitals across the country are competing aggressively for orthopedic surgeons, ambulatory surgery centers and market share. Harpal (Paul) Khanuja, MD, believes the systems that win over the next decade will focus on something else. Making it easier for surgeons to…
Most people would not expect one of the nation’s busiest orthopedic trauma surgeons to become a healthcare technology leader. Mara Schenker, MD, an orthopedic trauma surgeon at Emory University and associate chief medical information officer at Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital,…