Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth is consolidating priority care services in Bellingham, Wash., to make room for an expanded orthopedic clinic at its main hospital campus, according to a Feb. 26 Cascadia Daily News report. Beginning March 2, priority care at the…
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A University of California Los Angeles Health orthopedic surgeon is advancing a tendon-sparing approach to shoulder replacement that may significantly reduce recovery time. Ed Cheung, MD, is among a small group of surgeons in the U.S. and Europe performing shoulder…
Omaha, Neb.-based Creighton University School of Medicine has received approval to launch a new orthopedic surgery residency program beginning in summer 2026. The five-year program will begin recruiting through the 2026–2027 National Resident Matching Program cycle. As the second orthopedic…
Orlando (Fla.) Health has unveiled a pilot study of “SafeSplint,” a wrist and hand splint invented by orthopedic surgeon Jeffrey Deren, MD, to improve outcomes after upper extremity injuries. The patented device features hinges, air bladders and adjustable straps to…
Orthopedics is entering 2026 with strong demand and expanding outpatient opportunity, but under intensifying financial and operational pressure. Reimbursement erosion, administrative burden and consolidation are reshaping how groups structure their practices, align with payers and invest in technology. For orthopedic…
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CMS is addressing healthcare fraud in a multipronged crackdown that includes a nationwide moratorium on some orthopedic equipment, according to a Feb. 25 news release. Four things to know: 1. CMS will impose a six-month moratorium on new Medicare enrollment…
Toms River, N.J.-based Performance Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine has integrated Prescribe FIT, a virtual lifestyle coaching platform, into its orthopedic care model. The program provides personalized guidance for nutrition, physical activity and habit changes to help patients reduce joint strain…
Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., offers a minimally invasive procedure to stabilize bones weakened by metastatic cancer, a technique available at few U.S. centers. The photodynamic bone stabilization system uses a balloon catheter filled with a light-cured polymer to reinforce…
Orthopedic surgeon Michael Taba, MD, was sentenced to 102 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $13 million restitution for his role in a $145 million scheme to defraud the Department of Labor, the Justice Department said Feb.…
Declining reimbursements are one of, if not the biggest pressure point facing orthopedics today, which could result in a decline in access to specialists if the situation does not change. There is currently a huge gap between the high patient…