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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons on March 15 named 10 new leaders and members to its board of directors. Daniel Guy, MD, was named the organization's 2021-22 president.

From an orthopedic institute opening to a joint-venture spine ASC winning approval, here are five orthopedic partnerships Becker's has reported on in the past month:

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Cybersecurity breaches are becoming more common among physician practices in addition to hospitals and health systems. In 2020, healthcare data breaches increased 55.1 percent to 599, with 37 out of 50 states reporting more breaches in 2020 than in 2019.

The University of Missouri agreed to pay millions of dollars to settle allegations of false advertising and personal injury connected to the Mizzou BioJoint Center, run by an orthopedic surgeon and veterinarian, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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