Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System is pushing back against False Claims Act allegations, arguing that alleged overlapping surgeries are allowed in some circumstances under Medicare.
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New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery received a $10 million grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation to support expansion of its main campus and construction of the HSS Kellen Tower.
Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colo. launched the Hip Restoration Institute, according to a June 11 news release.
Smith+Nephew's Aetos shoulder system earned FDA 510(k) clearance, the devicemaker said June 12.
Around 28 percent of orthopedic surgeons have a net worth of over $5 million, the second highest percent of any specialty, just behind plastic surgeons, according to data from Medscape's 2023 "Physician Wealth and Debt Report."
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Henderson, Nev.-based Crovetti Orthopaedics is anchoring a new 70,000-square-foot medical office building, the Queensridge Medical Office Building, in Las Vegas, according to a June 9 report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Becker's reported on seven places adding the BEAR implant, which repairs the ACL using a patient's own blood, so far in 2023:
Catalyst OrthoScience, an orthopedics medical device company, appointed Mark Quick as CFO, according to a June 6 news release.
Mercy health system in O'Fallon, Mo. added the Bridge Enhanced ACL Repair procedure, ABC affiliate KAKE reported June 8.
SpiTrex Orthopedics named Brett Gopal as its new senior vice preisent of operations, the company said June 9.