CMS released the ASC Quality Reporting data for the 2018 payment year, with data collected between Jan. 1, 2016 and Dec. 31, 2016. The data covers the average number of procedures in select specialties per state.
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Justin Tunis, MD, and Shazad Shaikh, MD, moved their practice from Scranton, Pa.-based Geisinger Community Medical Center to a new location in Scranton, the Abington Journal reports.
Huntington, W. Va.-based St. Mary's Regional Joint Replacement Center began offering total knee replacement procedures using the Journey II XR bi-cruciate retaining total knee system, the Herald Dispatch reports.
A new study published in the Journal of Arthroplasty examines the connection between readmissions and patient satisfaction for total hip arthroplasty patients.
A new study published in the Journal of Arthroplasty examines factors associated with unexpected rehabilitation or skilled nursing facility admissions after total joint replacement.
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Seaside Surgery Center in Naples, Fla., posted all-inclusive package pricing for orthopedic surgeries on its website Dec. 20.
Researchers analyzed data from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery to examine which providers are performing hip arthroscopy procedures and published their findings in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
FH Orthopedics has sold more than 6,000 of its Cervical Prosthesis and Lumbar Prosthesis units.
A new study published in The Journal of Arthroplasty examined the impact of high-volume hospitals on total hip and knee replacements.
Mark Gittins, DO, of Columbus, Ohio-based OrthoNeuro, completed the first robotics-assisted bicruciate-retaining total knee replacement procedure in Ohio at New Albany (Ohio) Surgery Center.