Earlier this month, Bethesda, Md.-based the Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics launched MedVanta, the largest physician-owned musculoskeletal management services organization in the U.S. It is focused on helping independent practices thrive in the modern healthcare environment.
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Less than half of hospital websites are sharing price information for joint replacements despite requirements that went into effect in 2021, according to a study published in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.
In May, Jacob Sams, MD, performed the first smart total knee replacement in Illinois at Decatur Memorial Hospital, the Herald & Review reported June 23.
Nashville-based Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance will open a Brentwood, Tenn., clinic and physical therapy facility on June 27, according to the Williamson Herald.
Minneapolis-based Twin Cities Orthopedics and Ridgeview, a four-hospital system, are developing an orthopedic institute on the health system's Chaska, Minn., campus.
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Radio frequency identification (RFID) has been used in orthopedic surgery for almost a decade to remotely track tagged devices and instruments via cloud-based software that can monitor location, models and configurations, expiration dates and other variables, with potentially significant advantages…
Tigard (Ore.) Orthopedic and Fracture Clinic partnered with orthopedic platform Unity MSK.
Bob Vitoux has been appointed CEO of OrthoWorx, a Warsaw, Ind.-based nonprofit that aims to boost the orthopedics business in the region, Inside Indiana Business reported June 21.
Technology will play a major role in advancing total joint replacements over the next decade, four orthopedic surgeons predict.
Alaska orthopedic surgeon Al Gross, MD, has left the state's U.S. House race spinning after the third-place candidate withdrew from the special and general elections.