Orthopedic surgery spends a great deal of time worrying about its future workforce. Will there be enough surgeons? How will programs recruit talent? Can the specialty keep pace with growing patient demand? For Amiethab Aiyer, MD, division chief of foot…
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A trial led by the University of Oxford found that resurfacing the kneecap during total knee replacement is likely the most cost-effective approach for patients and healthcare systems, according to a June 18 news release from the university. Here are…
Rib Mountain, Wis.-based Bone & Joint has broken ground on a new location in Rhinelander, Wis., expanding access to orthopedic, physical therapy and pain management services in the region. The facility is expected to open in 2027, according to a…
Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health has begun construction on a $17.5 million orthopedic and neurosciences center in Canandaigua, N.Y. The center will occupy an existing 39,000-square-foot facility and consolidate several specialty practices currently operating at separate locations in the city, including…
Orthopedic groups and surgeons are thinking twice about partnering with private equity, and instead exploring other avenues that allow them to retain more control. Many surgeons go the private equity route because they feel that is the best way to…
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Orthopedic surgeons spend years learning how to perform complex operations. Patients often remember something else. How long it took to get an appointment. Whether someone returned a phone call. How quickly an MRI was scheduled. Whether anybody seemed to know…
When Craig Della Valle, MD, chief of adult reconstructive surgery at Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center, calls his joint replacement patients the morning after surgery, the conversations are often surprisingly short. They’re home. They’re walking. And most are doing exactly…
Oswego (N.Y.) Health Medical Practice has added Bradley Raphael, MD. Dr. Raphael is an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist with more than 15 years of providing care, according to a June 15 news release from Oswego Health. He has…
When William Levine, MD, became chair of orthopedic surgery at New York City-based Columbia University in 2014, he thought he understood leadership. More than a decade later, he believes one of the biggest mistakes in medicine is assuming yesterday’s approach…
The North Carolina State Health Plan has added Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina as a preferred provider in its no-cost surgical program offered through specialty care platform Lantern. The program connects eligible health plan members with surgeons and facilities for select nonemergency…