Fishers, Ind.-based Central Indiana Orthopedics is positioning augmented reality as the next wave of surgical innovation after completing the first augmented-reality-assisted shoulder replacement in Indiana. The procedure, performed July 28 at CIO’s outpatient surgery center, used the Arvis shoulder system,…
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Total joint replacement is known for its success in the outpatient setting, but for one surgeon that has caused complications in some of his patients. Anthony Melillo, MD, discussed those challenges with Becker’s. Note: This response was lightly edited for…
Outpatient spine surgery is growing in popularity, but payer response has varied. Spine surgeons in three markets discuss how they manage. Note: Responses were lightly edited. Question: How do you approach payer negotiations — particularly with commercial plans that may…
Des Plaines-based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute is doubling down on independence and selective consolidation to navigate staffing, reimbursement and regulatory pressures in orthopedics, CEO Andre Blom told Becker’s. The group, which grew by about 50% through consolidation in 2020,…
Even with tighter margins, staffing issues and declining reimbursements throughout the orthopedic industry, this surgeon is not budging on his approach to surgical innovation. According to Rick Cunningham, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Vail-Summit (Colo.) Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, the onus…
Atlanta-based Peachtree Orthopedics has added the Mako 3 SmartRobotics system. The Mako 3 system supports total knee, partial knee, total hip and spine surgeries, expanding the practice’s care offerings, according to an Aug. 21 news release from Peachtree Orthopedics shared…
Delayed wound care drives avoidable costs — and for payers, those costs can be substantial. Each year, U.S. health plans spend billions on wound-related treatment, complications and prolonged care episodes. New real-world data from more than 15,000 patients shows how…
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Fairlawn, Ohio-based Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center relocated its Wadsworth, Ohio-based physical therapy clinic to a larger facility in the same city, according to an Aug. 27 news release. The new facility opened Aug. 18 and is a few minutes away…
Cedar Knolls, N.J.-based Tri-County Orthopedics has added hand and upper extremity surgeon Eliseo DiPrinzio, MD, to its team, effective Sept. 1. He will see patients at locations in Cedar Knolls, Jefferson, Bedminster and Bridgewater, N.J., according to a system news…
Orthopedic implant company Bioretec has named Sarah van Hellenberg Hubar-Fisher as its permanent CEO. In the role, she will aim to expand the company’s commercial footprint, according to an Aug. 27 news release from Bioretec. Ms. Van Hellenberg Hubar-Fisher has…