Orthopedic

LeBron James, forward for the Los Angeles Lakers, has been named the highest paid NBA player of 2023, with a $117.6 million contract, according to an Oct. 20 report from Forbes. 

Healthcare is moving beyond the four walls of a physician's office and into the same places consumers buy groceries, toilet paper and holiday gifts.

Several major payers are shaking up their partnerships and coverage options heading toward 2024, with several big moves impacting orthopedics: 

New York City-based Brooklyn Premier Orthopedics recently experienced a data security incident that may have affected more than 48,000 people. 

Former Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute CEO Christopher Olivia, MD, who made his exit from the practice in March, is suing the practice claiming he was wrongfully terminated after blowing the whistle on internal financial mismanagement, according to an Oct. 17 report…

Sunnyside, Wash.-based Astria Health has added Zachary Tan, MD, to its team of orthopedic surgeons, according to an Oct. 18 report by Sunnyside Sun.

Salem (Ore.) Health recently absorbed Salem-based Hope Orthopedics, a clinic with three sites in Salem, Keizer and Dallas, Ore. 

Oxford (Miss.) Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine has added Tyler Ellis, MD, to its orthopedics team, according to an Oct. 18 LinkedIn post. 

Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, based in Philadelphia, and Las Vegas-based Harvard MedTech are collaborating to research remote virtual reality-based cognitive behavioral therapy in orthopedic patients.

The Orthopaedic Group, based in Mobile, Ala., expanded its staff with the addition of Scott Glenzer, MD.