CMS' bundled payment program for joint replacements hasn't limited sicker patients' access to hip and knee replacements, according to a Feb. 19 study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
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Orthopedic groups in Texas and Kansas are among the 41 healthcare entities that have reported data breaches since the beginning of the year, according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights Breach Portal.
Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush recently added orthopedic surgeon Vasili Kara, MD.
The Joint Replacement Institute in Naples, Fla., recently onboarded Daniel Harmon, DO, according to Naples Florida Weekly.
More than one-third of orthopedists are burned out, according to Medscape's "Orthopedist Lifestyle, Happiness & Burnout Report 2020."
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Here are seven orthopedic surgeons making the news this week:
A U.S. District Judge recently approved a Texarkana, Ark.-based emergency medicine physician's request to move his trial from April to August, according to the Texarkana Gazette.
When it comes to happiness at work, orthopedic providers are the fourth most satisfied, according to a Medscape survey of 15,181 physicians across 29-plus specialties.
A California judge ruled Feb. 5 that there is sufficient evidence for orthopedic surgeon Theresa Lynn Colosi, MD, to stand trial, reports Noozhawk.
Orthopedic surgeon Eric Breitbart, MD, was recently appointed president of the department of surgery at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton, N.C., reports The Robesonian.