Orthopedic

Orthopedic surgeons report an average annual salary of $536,000, according to Merritt Hawkins 2019 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives report.

Andrew Pepper, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, examined the past, present and future of total joint replacements in the Andrews Institutes' newly created video series.

Here are three orthopedic surgeons making the news.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons collaborated with Health eCareers to create an enhanced career center for orthopedic surgeons.

CMS' penalties program didn't significantly cut down on readmissions after it was expanded to include surgical hip and knee replacements in 2013, according to a Health Affairs report.

Value-based care seems to be on every healthcare leader's mind, but many are hesitant to put it into practice.

The federal government has focused on targeting illegal prescribing practices, kickback conspiracy and fraud in 2019.

Prescription opioids significantly contributed to a rise in drug-related fatalities in the past decade, and orthopedic surgeons are the third-highest prescribers of opioids among U.S. physicians, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute's John Uribe, MD, spoke to Becker's Spine Review about the biggest challenges facing surgeons today and how they affect patients, as well as his hopes for the future of medicine.

Orthopedic surgeon Andrew Hodge, MD, joined Paris (Ill.) Clinic of Horizon Health, reports Tribune Star.