Baylor Scott & White Health is opening an orthopedic sports medicine practice with an ASC in Waco, Texas, Feb. 27, according to Fox 44 News.
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Devicemaker Smith+Nephew wants to help ASC administrators perform more orthopedic cases through its new Positive Connections platform consisting of software and service offerings.
A new proposed rule to the comprehensive care for joint replacement model from CMS aims to add outpatient hip and knee replacements to the definition of an episode of care, among other changes.
The Oregon Surgical Institute added a surgical robot for hip and knee surgeries, increasing surgical volume in the three months since acquiring the robot last September.
Four orthopedic, spine ASCs recently opened or announced:
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Phoenix-based Banner Health plans to buy the Orthopedic Clinic Association, adding both physicians and advanced practice providers to its network, according to the Phoenix Business Journal.
A surgeon at the Andrews Institute Ambulatory Surgery Center in Gulf Breeze, Fla., performed the center's first total knee replacement with the Navio robotic system.
INOV8 Surgical, an orthopedic practice and ASC in Houston, has acquired the TSolution One robotic system from THINK Surgical.
Six orthopedic surgeons on state of the ASC industry:
Paul Thomas, MD, performed the first surgery at Franklin-based Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee's new surgery center Feb. 6, according to practice CEO Darren Harris.