Orthopedic

Concord Hospital Orthopaedics-Laconia (N.H.) expanded its orthopedic surgery team with two additions. 

For the last three years, hospitals have averaged losses for every inpatient primary hip replacement they have performed, and over two years have averaged losses for every inpatient primary knee replacement, according to an Oct. 26 "Strata and Syntellis Performance…

After retiring from the NFL, several former players have turned to careers in orthopedic and spine surgery or other specialties, with some even serving the teams they played for. 

The volume of orthopedic procedures occurring in the outpatient setting is now 33 times higher than the volume of procedures in the inpatient setting, according to an Oct. 26 "Strata and Syntellis Performance Trends" report, which reviewed data from 2,000…

Carl Hasselman, MD, joined WVU Medicine United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, W.Va., The Exponent Telegram reported Nov. 2.

Nov. 1 marks a new wave of prior authorization code eliminations from UnitedHealthcare, which announced plans to drop prior authorization requirements by 20% in August. 

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Holy Cross Health Medical Group has added Razvan Nicolescu, MD, to its team of orthopedic surgeons. 

Chris Coetzee, MD, operated on Kirk Cousins to repair the Minnesota Vikings quarterback's torn achilles tendon, the team said Nov. 1. 

Portugal-based orthopedic technology company PeekMed has established a formal subsidiary in the U.S. in Warsaw, Ind., which has earned the nickname "orthopedic capital of the world."

Former NFL star-turned-orthopedic surgeon Gregory Primus, MD, owner of the Chicago Center for Sports and Orthopedic Surgery, alleges that his practice is being evicted by the building housing the facility, according to an Oct. 31 report from The Chicago Crusader.