Orthopedic

Hospitals recognized on U.S. News & World Report's top 50 orthopedic facilities have a significantly lower likelihood of receiving total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty readmission penalties, according to a study published in the February issue of Journal of…

While staffing shortages continue among all medical specialties, some practices are having better luck recruiting new physicians than others. 

The NBA's Charlotte Hornets plan to house a Novant Health sports medicine and orthopedic center at its practice center, Charlotte Business Journal reported Feb. 27.

HealthMe and The OrthoForum Value Network have partnered to expand patient and employer access to value-based orthopedic care.

Orthopedic surgeon Patrick Tyrance, MD, acquired Delray Beach (Fla.) Cryo, according to a Feb. 27 news release.

From ongoing fights with insurance companies to scope of practice expansions for non-spine and orthopedic trained physicians, 25 physicians told Becker's the trends that they think are the most dangerous to spine and orthopedics right now. 

Investment bank Needham expects the orthopedic device market to slow in growth later this year, declining to 4% or 5% in 2024 and beyond, according to a Feb. 25 report from Seeking Alpha. 

Two Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare hospitals are among three in the state recognized by the Women's Choice Award for orthopedic care.

Keene, N.H.-based Cheshire Medical Center, an affiliate of Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health, has added three new orthopedic surgeons, doubling the size of the department, according to a Feb. 26 report from The Keene Sentinel.

Natick, Mass.-based New England Surgical Suites has earned an advanced orthopedic certification for both total joint replacements and complex spine surgery from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.