Orthopedic

Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, Fla., has partnered with Flagler Health+ in St. Augustine, Fla.

A surgeon debuting augmented reality-assisted technology and nine more orthopedic surgeons to know:

Last year, CMS removed 298 musculoskeletal-related services from the inpatient-only list and detailed its plan to phase out all 1,700 procedures from the inpatient-only list by 2024.

Christus Good Shepherd Health System broke ground July 20 on a $35 million project that will expand its NorthPark campus and create the first orthopedic institute in Longview, Texas, according to the Longview News-Journal.

CMS has proposed bringing back the 298 primarily musculoskeletal-related services removed this year from its inpatient-only list for 2022.

Robert Kay, MD, has taken on two leadership positions at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles.

Brad Cohen, MD, an orthopedic surgeon reported missing after a condominium in Surfside, Fla., collapsed on June 24 was confirmed dead July 16.

Orthopedic devicemakers are among the biggest spenders in medtech when it comes to payments made to physicians.

CMS' Open Payments program requires drug and devicemakers to report payments or transfers of value to physicians, teaching hospitals and other providers to increase the transparency of these relationships.

Orthopedic surgeons had a tough year in 2020, with many elective procedures canceled or postponed, leaving some to speculate that case volume may never recover.