A new report from the Government Accountability Office, a watchdog group, alleges that the Veterans Affairs Health Administration has not been properly tracking artificial hip and shoulder devices in patients.
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A new orthopedic ASC, Hayden Surgery Center, is opening in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, according to a March 31 report from the Coeur d'Alene/Post Falls Press.
Orthopedic surgeon Ryan Shephard, DO, has performed the county's first anterior total hip replacement at Dunkirk, N.Y.-based Brooks Hospital.
ZimVie has closed on the sale of its spine business to global investment firm H.I.G. Capital. The spine business will now operate as Highridge Medical, based in Westminster, Colo.
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The healthcare sector has seen the rise and continued advancement of AI across the industry, including the orthopedic field.
ChatGPT could write orthopedic discharge notes faster than humans in six simulated cases, according to a March 21 study in ActaOrthopaedica.
Spine and orthopedic experts in March shared insights with Becker's on topics from noncompetes to private equity. Here's what they had to say:
Providing the best care for patients and the increasing demands being placed on physicians are some of the top worries for surgeons today.