Orthopedic

Myrtle Beach, S.C.-based OrthoSC has added shoulder and sports medicine specialist Benjamin Catoe, DO, according to a system news release.  Dr. Catoe will see patients at the group’s Murrells Inlet office as well as the Carolina Forest office in Myrtle…

The healthcare industry is recalibrating after President Donald Trump revoked a Biden-era executive order that sought to limit hospital consolidation. In 2021, then-President Joe Biden directed federal agencies to take a tougher stance on mergers and acquisitions, particularly in healthcare.…

Orthopedic implant company Bioretec has appointed Christopher DiGiovanni, MD, to its scientific advisory board, according to a Sept. 4 system news release.  Dr. DiGiovanni is a professor of orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School and chief emeritus of foot and…

Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health Medical Group Orthopedics & Sports Medicine has added Stephen Compton, MD, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and joint replacement, who will see patients in Paducah and Murray, Ky., according to a Sept. 2 report…

Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company added more than 110,000 new members to its musculoskeletal population health program in Arizona with a new payer. HOPCo’s platform includes provider and patient platforms for digital engagement, a comprehensive evidence-based care delivery infrastructure and value-based…

Westborough, Mass.-based Miach Orthopaedics, which designed the BEAR implant for ACL repairs, received a warning letter from the FDA following an inspection of the company’s facility.  The agency discovered violations including deficiencies across its sterilization and microbial control processes, design…

Walter Badenhausen Jr., MD, a longtime orthopedic surgeon in Louisville, Ky., died Aug. 29 at age 96, according to an Aug. 29 report from CBS affiliate WLKY. He was a co-founder of Ellis & Badenhausen Orthopaedics, which has provided orthopedic…

Two Kansas City orthopedic surgeons are using robotic technology to increase precision in hip and knee replacements, according to a Sept. 2 KCTV5  report.  Scott Abraham, MD, and Scott Wingerter, MD, PhD, both of Kansas City Orthopedic Alliance, said the…

Here are five updates to know on orthopedic medtech company Enovis, as reported by Becker’s so far in 2025:

Humana is partnering with Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company and Vori Health for patients with musculoskeletal conditions. Under the partnership Vori Health is available to Group Humana Medicare Advantage, and HOPCo is available to individual Humana Medicare Advantage members in Arizona,…