Hospital for Special Surgery named Pam Teufel chief people officer, effective Sept. 8. Ms. Teufel brings three decades of healthcare human resources experience to the New York City-based organization, according to an Aug. 21 press release. Ms. Teufel comes to…
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Atlanta-based Northside Hospital has expanded its network of care with physicians and advanced practice providers across specialty and primary care services in Georgia. The additions included providers in primary care, cancer care, endocrinology, general surgery, neurology, orthopedics and pulmonology, according…
York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health is adding 12 physicians to its orthopedic team, expanding the group to more than 140 healthcare professionals by the end of September. Eight of the physicians have already joined WellSpan Orthopedics this year, expanding access in…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown implemented new safeguards for spinal medications after four joint replacement patients received the wrong medication. The patients mistakenly received potassium phosphate instead of the intended anesthetic medication, mepivacaine, Aug. 14. All four experienced…
Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) Medical Center opened a renovated nine-bed Same-Day Surgery Unit for eligible patients undergoing select orthopedic, colorectal and general surgeries. The unit supports patients recovering from procedures including shoulder, knee and hip replacements, colorectal surgery, hernia repair,…
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Ipsen’s Sohonos had been the only FDA-approved treatment for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, an ultra-rare disease affecting roughly 900 people worldwide. That changed Aug. 19 when the agency approved Regeneron’s IV infusion. With Pasatru’s approval, FOP moves from a one-drug market…
Joint replacement has spent decades becoming more efficient. Patients who once stayed in the hospital for days can increasingly go home the same day or the next. Surgeons optimize medical risks before the procedure, coordinate care across specialties and continue…
Paradigm, a specialty care management organization focused on complex injuries and diagnoses, appointed Jim Ryan to its board of directors. Mr. Ryan has more than three decades of leadership experience in the workers’ compensation, claims management and risk solutions sectors.…
David DiMarco, MD, a founding partner of Orthopedic Associates of Dutchess County, died Aug. 19 at age 71. Dr. DiMarco worked as an orthopedic surgeon for almost four decades, according to his obituary. After graduating from Mount Sinai School of…
Farzin Kabaei, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, did four joint replacements one week this spring. A Medicare case paid him $800 to $900. Two Blue Shield cases paid about $1,100 each. The fourth patient was covered by an insurer with which…