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OrthoConnecticut has received approval to undergo restructuring without seeking a certificate of need from the state's Office of Health Strategy, according to a Sept. 27 report from the Hartford Business Journal.

The majority — 79 percent — of orthopedic surgeons under the age of 40 would choose to practice medicine again if given the choice, according to the Medscape 2023 "Young Physician Compensation Report" published Sept. 26. 

Gautier, Miss.-based Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists has been hit with a federal lawsuit following a patient data breach that compromised the personal information of 242,986 people, according to a Sept. 26 report from Law360. 

Value-based care program provider ValueHealth has expanded its Muve Orthopedics program through a partnership with Orange, Ohio-based Northern Ohio Surgery Center. 

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Darin Johnson has been promoted from president to CEO of orthopedic devicemaker Exactech. 

Orthopedic surgeons are compensated the least in Florida, where they earn an average of $243,472 — 24 percent less than the national average — according to career website ZipRecruiter.

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