Orthopedic

Weight loss drugs are a prominent topic of conversation across every healthcare specialty, including spine and orthopedics. 

Value-based care has become one of healthcare's biggest buzzwords. But what does it mean for orthopedics? 

Here are four notes on orthopedic surgeon compensation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Medical technology company Conmed has promoted its president of international and global orthopedics, Patrick Beyer, to chief operating officer. 

R. Bruce Heppenstall, MD, former chief of orthopedic surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and professor emeritus of orthopedic surgery at the university's Perelman School of Medicine, has died at 82. 

The Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania recently opened Slate Hill Surgery Center in Camp Hill, Pa.

Here are eight chief executive shake-ups in the orthopedic and spine industry since the beginning of 2024:  

Orthopedic and spine practices face a growing number of challenges in 2024, from market consolidation to workforce shortages to a growing number of insurance denials. 

The U.S. Justice Department settled 139 administrative claims from sexual abuse allegations by former physician and USA Gymnastics official Larry Nassar, the agency said April 23. 

A people-centric approach to leadership is something all healthcare leaders should embrace, according to Allison Roditi, vice president of orthopedic services at New York City-based Catholic Health.