Orthopedic practices are seeking strategic partnerships as consolidation, changing reimbursement, increasing value-based programs and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to transform the healthcare industry.
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Lindsay Andras, MD, has been named interim associate division chief and director of the spine program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles' orthopedic department, according to an April 13 email to Becker's Spine Review.
Orthopedic surgeon and orthopedic oncologist Rajiv Rajani, MD, has been appointed chair of orthopedics at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, according to the El Paso Herald-Post.
Orthopedic surgeon Eric Price, MD, received the 2021 Physician of the Year award for 'unparalleled quality' at Houston Methodist The Woodlands, according to local news outlet Hello Woodlands.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on April 12 broke ground on an $85 million surgical facility in Little Rock.
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Daniel Guy, MD, was recently named the 2021-22 president for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Guy, a Georgia-based orthopedic surgeon, spoke with Becker's Spine Review about his goals and issues facing orthopedic surgeons, from value-based care to augmented…
The Missouri Supreme Court on April 6 pushed a knee replacement case involving the University of Missouri back to an appeals court, despite a settlement being reached in March, the Columbia Daily Tribune reports.
Consolidation has increased among orthopedic practices amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with four supergroups of 100-plus physicians formed in Texas, Florida, Tennessee and New Jersey in the past 13 months:
Foot and ankle surgeon Greg Berlet, MD, has been appointed CMO of MedShape, an orthopedic device company in Atlanta.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming added Mark Ryzewicz, MD, to its board of directors, Powell Tribune reported April 6.