Orthopedic Care Partners, backed by private equity firm Varsity Healthcare Partners, affiliated with OrthoAspen (Colo.) on Sept. 10.
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Eight spine surgeons and one physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist discuss how they balanced their personal and professional lives during the pandemic and how they're faring in their new routines.
From a new practice opening in California to a physician suing his former employer, here are the latest orthopedic surgeons making headlines:
Orthopedic surgeon Jaime Hernandez, MD, has reportedly performed the first total knee replacement with Smith+Nephew's CORI Surgical System at an ASC, according to a Sept. 8 report from The Signal Santa Clarita Valley.
Blue Distinction Centers+ for Hip and Knee Replacement are hospitals and ASCs recognized by Blue Cross Blue Shield for demonstrating safe, cost-effective and efficient care.
Here are five key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies from the past week:
CMS' 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule increased the payment rate for minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusions by 27 percent.
Robert Heary, MD, was appointed medical director of Montclair, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center's spine program.
Vail, Colo.-based The Steadman Clinic and Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital formalized a partnership months in the making.
Biopharmaceutical company DiscGenics has named Jeff Poole as its first CFO, according to a Sept. 9 news release.