Orthopedic

Appointment scheduling is the key to efficient operations for independent practices, according to Jay Crawford, MD, who founded nextDoc Solutions to help facilities prioritize and assign incoming patients.

A research article published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons from Boston-based orthopedic surgeon Marilyn Heng, MD, shows that it's quantity of opioids prescribed, rather than the type, that relates to long-term use in patients post-op.

A former Kansas City Spine and Sports Medicine medical assistant is suing several HCA entities, including HCA Midwest Health, after she was allegedly sexually harassed by a surgeon, the Kansas City Star reports.

Board-certified orthopedic surgeon Alan Gross, MD, has emerged as a potential challenger against U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, reports local radio station KFSK.

Police arrested retired Pueblo, Colo.-based orthopedic surgeon Jan Davis, MD, May 12 on charges of attempted second-degree murder and domestic violence, local news affiliate KKTV reports.

Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., lured away a leader from University of California, San Francisco's orthopedics department to become its new chair of the orthopedics and rehabilitation department.

Rexburg, Idaho-based Madison Memorial Hospital surgeons are using the Navio Surgical System to assist with total knee replacement procedures, East Idaho News reports.

Portage, Ind.-based Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute expanded its sports medicine care with a new Sports Rehabilitation and Health Enhancement Center.

Fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon Mohamed N. Mahomed, MD, has joined Kansas Joint & Spine Specialists in Wichita.

Andrew Koman, MD, has been honored with the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation clinical research award.