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Dermatology, otolaryngology, orthopedic surgery and hand surgery face the steepest cuts under CMS’ final 2027 physician fee schedule, driven largely by a new payment reduction for evaluation and management visits billed on the same day as minor procedures. CMS also…

OrthAlign has launched Lantern ASC, a surgical navigation platform for hip and knee replacements designed for hospitals and ASCs. The platform combines a reusable navigation unit with a procedural Smart Pack Kit to provide real-time guidance during joint replacement procedures.…

Surgeons who perform hip and knee replacements will take a smaller Medicare pay cut in 2027 than CMS proposed in July, but a cut nonetheless. It lands as the facility side of the ledger keeps pulling joints toward outpatient settings…

Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Summit Spine & Joint Centers has opened a new ASC and clinic location in Charleston, S.C. The facility provides treatment for conditions including neck and back pain, joint pain, sciatica and issues related to the back and neck,…

ASCs are winning the volume they lobbied for over decades, but holding onto margin is getting harder. ASC growth is far from over, Terry Bohlke, CEO of Keystone Surgical Partners and a past president of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association,…

Gastroenterology leaders have no shortage of technology to evaluate. The harder question is how any of it gets approved, funded and adopted across an organization. That question ran through a panel discussion at Becker’s 32nd Annual: The Business and Operations…

Marriottsville, Md.-based Bon Secours has acquired Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center, a Suffolk, Va.-based orthopedic practice founded in 1984.  The acquisition took effect Nov. 1. The practice, known locally as SMOC, operates three locations serving patients in Suffolk, Chesapeake and…

Timothy McGarry, MD, is closing his Abingdon, Va.-based independent practice, McGarry Orthopedic Clinic, to join Montgomery Orthopedics, part of LewisGale Physicians, in Blacksburg, Va., according to a Nov. 4 post on the practice’s Facebook page. Dr. McGarry has practiced orthopedic…