A pilot study found an augmented-reality system for total knee replacements was both accurate and cost-effective, according to preliminary results published in the Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics.
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Anesthesia for total knee replacements was found to have a large carbon footprint, according to a study in Anesthesiology.
With consolidation accelerating, some practices are strategizing how to remain independent.
Sharonville, Ohio-based Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Ohio are piloting a bundled payment agreement that has saved employers more than $1 million in its first year, Cincinnati Business Courier reported Sept. 15.
Seven hospitals and practices hiring orthopedic surgeons, using LinkedIn's Job Search tool:
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Kevin Kaplan, MD, has joined Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based technology company Draganfly's board of advisers, the company said Sept. 14.
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare on Sept. 13 is postponing nonurgent surgeries at 13 hospitals, but operations will continue as normal at the Orthopedic Specialty Hospital in Murray, Utah, the Standard-Examiner reports.
Two new physicians — foot and ankle surgeon Dr. David Caldarella and sports medicine specialist Hector Osoria, MD — recently joined Boston-based St. Elizabeth's Bone and Joint Center, the hospital said Sept. 9.
A National Institutes of Health award recipient and nine other orthopedic surgeons to know:
A physician joined the board of a healthcare communications firm, and four more orthopedic surgeons joined new practices in August: