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Orthopedic surgeon James Lubowitz, MD, has released a four-part video for patients researching knee arthroscopy.

Twin Cities Orthopedics in Minneapolis is adding hip, shoulder and ankle procedures to its Excel one-bill surgery program, according to a Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal report.

Around 22 percent of orthopedic surgeons take more than four weeks of vacation per year, according to the Medscape Orthopedist Lifestyle Report 2014.

Healthcare providers are facing scrutiny for some orthopedic and spine procedures, including joint replacement, which has a 12.6 percent Medicare improper payment rate, according to an AIS Health report.

Brian J. Cole, MD, has been named to Orthopedics This Week's list of the top 28 shoulder surgeons in the United States.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim announced a multiyear agreement with Orthopaedic Specialty Institute in Orange, Calif., and announced the additions of Robert Grumet, MD, and Michael Shepard, MD, to their medical staff, according to an MLB.com report.

Optimal Outcomes will be partnering with Tampa-based Florida Orthopaedic Institute to build a new facility in the Tampa Bay area, according to a Tampa Bay Business Journal report.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service's 2014 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule significantly decreases reimbursement for several interventional pain procedures, and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians recently responded with a letter to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner.

Demand for healthcare is set to grow, thanks in part to the new insurance exchanges, Medicaid expansion and aging baby boomers. As demand grows, so does the strain on the already limited number of primary care physicians.

Health systems used to grow by getting bigger. Now? They grow by getting better.