Orthopedic

Whether to treat Medicare and Medicaid patients is often a difficult decision for providers, especially amid declining reimbursements. 

Here are 11 of the biggest updates and headlines on devicemaker Stryker, as reported by Becker's so far in 2024:

UCLA Health entered into a multiyear partnership with USA Basketball to become the organization's official team physicians.

Johnson & Johnson's medtech business has seen volumes normalize, and orthopedic sales are seeing growth driven by enabling technologies, leaders said in a July 17 earnings call.

A growing number of orthopedic groups are aligning with management services organizations as economic, payer and administrative hurdles continue to challenge physician-owned groups to maintain autonomy.

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics partnered with the Hurt! orthopedic mobile application in its Florida market.

Orthopedic devicemakers have taken advantage of acquisitions to strengthen their portfolios and grow their reach.

Johnson & Johnson on July 17 posted increases in its orthopedic revenue during the second quarter of 2024.

In July, surgeon Valentin Antoci, MD, was named division chief of arthroplasty of the department of orthopedics at Lifespan and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, both based in Providence, R.I.

Elizabeth Turcotte MSN, RN, vice president of health system integration at Healthcare Outcomes Performance Co., a musculoskeletal management services organization, has been inducted as a National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses 2024 Fellow.