Orthopedic

From growing outpatient surgery programs to new workflow technology, orthopedic surgeons are reflecting on developments they're most eager about at their practices.

Two medical centers in Atlantic Health System are introducing "mixed reality" visualization technology for use in shoulder, hand and upper extremity surgeries, the system said Aug. 10.

Orthopedic surgeons saw average base pay fall 13 percent year over year in 2021, according to Merrit Hawkins' 2021 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.

An orthopedic surgeon at Sharonville, Ohio-based Beacon Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine became his own patient after performing hand surgery on himself, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported Aug. 9.

The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the shortage of physician specialists, with orthopedic surgeons projected to be in particularly short demand by 2025, according to Merritt Hawkins' 2021 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.

U.S. News & World Report assessed 1,660 hospitals for orthopedics for its 2021-22 rankings, with Hospital for Special Surgery earning the top spot for the 12th year in a row.

The first class of orthopedic surgeons graduated from the joint residency program developed by the University of Nevada Las Vegas Medical School and OptumCare Orthopaedics and Spine, according to a report from 3 News, an NBC affiliate.

Ochsner Lafayette (La.) General Orthopedic Hospital has closed for surgery, Ochsner Health President and CEO Warner Thomas announced Aug. 5, according to NBC affiliate KADN.

The CMO of a Florida health system and six more orthopedic surgeons moving to new practices or adding to their titles in July:

A leader at a children's hospital and nine more orthopedic surgeons to know: