Orthopedics / TJR

The federal agency that oversees Medicare is moving to place ASCs inside the same episode-based payment framework that has governed hospital joint replacement care since 2016, and ASC operators have roughly 18 months to figure out what that means for…

Orthopedic surgeons spend years learning how to perform complex operations. Patients often remember something else. How long it took to get an appointment. Whether someone returned a phone call. How quickly an MRI was scheduled. Whether anybody seemed to know…

When Craig Della Valle, MD, chief of adult reconstructive surgery at Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center, calls his joint replacement patients the morning after surgery, the conversations are often surprisingly short.  They’re home. They’re walking. And most are doing exactly…

The North Carolina State Health Plan has added Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina as a preferred provider in its no-cost surgical program offered through specialty care platform Lantern. The program connects eligible health plan members with surgeons and facilities for select nonemergency…

The average annual salary for orthopedic surgeons has increased from $306,220 in 2021 up to $373,570 in 2025. Over the past five years, compensation for orthopedic surgeons has increased $67,250, or about 22%.   Compensation for orthopedic surgeons has increased year-over-year…

Medtech company OrthoAlign has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Lantern ASC system.  The technology is a handheld surgical navigation system designed for total joint arthroplasty procedures, including total and partial knee replacements, according to a June 3 news release…

The decision not to operate is often one of the most consequential choices orthopedic and spine surgeons make. Leaders told Becker’s that while surgery can offer life-changing benefits, the right answer is not always an operation, particularly when conservative treatment,…

For a growing number of independent orthopedic and musculoskeletal practices, Medicare participation is becoming a financial liability rather than a sustainable line of business. Practice leaders cite steady erosion of physician fee schedule payments, mounting administrative requirements and prior authorization…

Orthopedic surgery continues to evolve through advances in sports medicine, joint preservation, reconstruction, oncology and minimally invasive techniques. Across the country, a select group of surgeons is helping shape the field through clinical innovation, research leadership, education and advocacy. The…

Joint replacement surgery continues to evolve as advances in robotics, computer-assisted navigation, implant design and outpatient care improve outcomes for patients with hip, knee and shoulder arthritis. Across the U.S., orthopedic surgeons are helping drive these innovations through clinical research,…