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Plans to expand digital prior authorization access and three more updates involving payers and CMS for spine and orthopedic surgeons to know in the last month:

Humana and Boston-based Cohere Health are expanding their partnership enabling a digitized prior authorization process nationwide, according to an Oct. 13 news release.

The payer landscape in orthopedics is constantly shifting due to the growth of value-based care and the increase in hospital-employed physicians. Four surgeons told Becker's how they see the payer landscape changing in the near future.

Thomas Graham, MD, is scheduled to operate on New York Mets third baseman J.D. Davis, northjersey.com reported Oct. 2.

Four orthopedic surgeons told Becker's how value-based care can become more effective, from improving data analysis to using a stakeholder-focused approach.

Documentation will be more important than ever if CMS doesn't adjust its 2022 proposal to restore the inpatient-only list, according to Joseph Bosco III, MD, of NYU Langone in New York City.

"The Sports Medicine Podcast," a digital rebranding of the "Sports Medicine Weekly" radio show, explores topics including fitness, nutrition, and prevention and treatment of sports injuries.

Value-based care can improve the quality of treatment for orthopedic surgery patients and reduce overall costs, according to findings from New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery.

Dharmesh Vyas, MD, PhD, was named director of the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Township, Pa., the National Hockey League said Sept. 9.

Keith Meister, MD, operated on Minnesota Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda, according to a Sept. 1 report from MLB.