Executives from New York hospitals are fighting to keep profitable orthopedic procedures despite pressure from CMS and private payers to transition lower-acuity procedures to the ASC setting, Buffalo Business First reported Dec. 13.
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Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics is building a medical center and headquarters in Manatee County, Fla., the practice announced Dec. 2.
Bundled payments in orthopedics are becoming more sophisticated as surgeons collect data and develop standards based on analytics insights.
Flagstaff (Ariz.) Bone & Joint surgeons are seeing an increase in patient volume due to injuries as people seek more outdoor activity amid the pandemic, according to a report in the Arizona Daily Sun.
WestHealth Surgery Center in Plymouth, Minn., now uses Stryker's Mako robot in knee and hip replacements, according to CCX Media.
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A study published Nov. 13 in the Journal of Arthroplasty found most total joint replacement researchers are men.
Beaverton-based Oregon Surgical Institute reached a milestone of performing 1,000 outpatient total joint replacements, according to a Nov. 12 press release from Regent Surgical Health.
November officially marks the 10th year in operation for Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute.
Cardiology procedures are shifting to the ASC setting at a slower rate than orthopedic procedures are, and professional services firm ZS surveyed ASC surgeons and administrators to explore why.
Since Oct. 1, Becker's ASC Review has reported on four ASCs using new technology: