Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico Health is offering a new thumb joint replacement procedure for patients with thumb arthritis. Nathan Morrell, MD, an associate professor of orthopedics at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, is the first hand…
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Gallatin, Tenn.-based Highpoint Health Sumner with Ascension Saint Thomas has added the CORI surgical system for knee replacement procedures. The surgeon-guided robotic platform provides real-time imaging and guidance during surgery to support more precise implant placement and joint alignment based…
Stephen Kates, MD, a leader with Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, was named president of the American Orthopaedic Association. Dr. Kates will lead AOA initiatives in leadership development and issues facing orthopedics, according to a May 21 news…
As the reimbursements for spine and orthopedic procedures continue to stay stagnant, or drop in some cases, practices are working harder than ever to protect margins while ensuring top-quality patient care. Taking site-of-service control, treating payer contracts as living documents…
Aligning physicians on the values between a practice and an academic medicine has been an engaging challenge that’s also helped Alex Vaccaro, MD, PhD, understand the best ways to get buy-in and drive meaningful change. Dr. Vaccaro is president of…
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health performed what is believed to be the world’s first GammaTile procedure on spinal tumor, clickondetroit.com reported May 20. GammaTile is a small implant with radioactive cesium-131 seeds in a titanium capsule. It’s designed for targeted radiation…
New York has the highest number of orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric, with an estimated 1,450 in practice, according to according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. About 14,100 orthopedic surgeons total work in the U.S, according…
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif., has performed its first orthopedic procedures with the Mako SmartRobotics system. The system utilizes 3D CT-based imaging to help orthopedic surgeons create personalized plans for each individual patient, according to a May…
For many health systems, the push to modernize physician and provider compensation arrives before the organization is actually ready for it. Governance is informal. Stakeholders are misaligned. Compensation practices vary across the enterprise. And the result — delayed timelines, incomplete…
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Phoenix-based OrthoArizona has opened a new interventional pain management practice in Chandler, Ariz. In addition to the new location, the organization has added Oluwatosin Ayotunde, MD, to its staff, according to a May 20 news release from OrthoArizona. Dr. Ayotunde…