Orthopedic

In orthopedics and musculoskeletal medicine, a patient’s most frequent symptom is pain. Building a diagnosis from this symptom poses certain problems: first, pain is not the best indicator of serious injury. Injuries that initially are extremely painful may feel fine…

Chad Mathis, MD, former HHS senior advisor during the Trump administration, has become a distinguished fellow at the Alabama Policy Institute, a nonprofit conservative think tank, according to the Alabama Political Reporter.

Michigan Medicine's new orthopedic surgery chair and nine more surgeons to know:

Independent orthopedic surgeons generally saw more patients than hospital-employed orthopedists in 2020, according to the MGMA DataDive Provider Compensation Survey released May 26.

Indianapolis-based St. Vincent Health will open a hospital in Leadville, Colo., in July that will provide orthopedic surgery and general surgery, among other services, the Herald Democrat reports.

Enhanced joint pain from patients who delayed care, site-of-care changes and increased musculoskeletal problems related to inefficient work-from-home environments are some of the key trends expected to play out in orthopedics post-pandemic.

Self-employed orthopedists made $29,000 more annually than employed orthopedists, according to Medscape's Orthopedist Compensation Report 2021.

When orthopedists were asked if they felt fairly compensated, 53 percent said no, down from 60 percent in 2020, according to Medscape's Orthopedist Compensation Report.

Since the beginning of the year, Becker's has reported on five CEO moves at orthopedic practices:

Centura Health broke ground May 24 on a $160 million hospital in Colorado Springs, Colo., that will specialize in spine and orthopedic care, according to The Gazette.