Joint replacement has spent decades becoming more efficient. Patients who once stayed in the hospital for days can increasingly go home the same day or the next. Surgeons optimize medical risks before the procedure, coordinate care across specialties and continue…
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Paradigm, a specialty care management organization focused on complex injuries and diagnoses, appointed Jim Ryan to its board of directors. Mr. Ryan has more than three decades of leadership experience in the workers’ compensation, claims management and risk solutions sectors.…
David DiMarco, MD, a founding partner of Orthopedic Associates of Dutchess County, died Aug. 19 at age 71. Dr. DiMarco worked as an orthopedic surgeon for almost four decades, according to his obituary. After graduating from Mount Sinai School of…
Farzin Kabaei, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, did four joint replacements one week this spring. A Medicare case paid him $800 to $900. Two Blue Shield cases paid about $1,100 each. The fourth patient was covered by an insurer with which…
Many of the patients walking into orthopedic and spine clinics today look different than they did 10 years ago — not just older, but more active, more informed and more demanding of a return to activity rather than simply a…
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The Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received a $1 million gift from Brenda Gullett and Robert Gullett Jr., MD, to benefit the UAMS Health Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Hospital in Springdale, Ark. The hospital’s sports medicine clinic…
Indianapolis-based Midwest Center for Joint Replacement has added three physicians and expanded its footprint with a location in Avon, Ind. The orthopedic practice added Robert Malinzak, MD, a hip and knee replacement surgeon, as well as foot and ankle specialists…
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System will serve as the official healthcare partner of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships for a 14th consecutive year, providing orthopedics, sports medicine, emergency medicine, musculoskeletal radiology and other services to players. Alexis Colvin,…
Oswego (N.Y.) Health Medical Practice named Kyle Grampp clinical operations director. Mr. Grampp will provide strategic and operational leadership across assigned specialties, according to an Aug. 19 news release from Oswego Health. His responsibilities include strengthening operations, improving workflows, supporting…
Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health system has added Michael Rahl, MD, and Brendan Smith, MD, to Northern Light Orthopedics. Dr. Rahl is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in foot and ankle surgery, according to an Aug. 11 news release from the…