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Seeing a "persistent shift toward the outpatient setting, DePuy Synthes is focused on developing devices that can accommodate smaller facilities such as ASCs, according to Rajit Kamal, vice president and global franchise leader of the company's knee business.

  Orthopedic solutions company TDM USA has launched 12 orthopedic systems for reconstruction and trauma injuries for use in surgery centers.

Heading into 2020, here is a rundown of the orthopedic surgeon employment and salary trends that were seen in 2019:

Bradford S. Waddell, MD, has joined OrthoAtlanta's Piedmont and Piedmont West locations in Atlanta.

With 2020 upon us, here are four things ASC leaders should know about outpatient total joint replacements:

Hospital outpatient departments currently perform about 50 percent of outpatient orthopedic procedures that could be comfortably done in an ASC, according to Sg2's 2019 Impact of Change forecast.

  Four orthopedic ASCs opened or announced in December:

A few years ago, the surgeons and administrative leaders of Mercy's orthopedics department noticed changes in the healthcare landscape and decided to adapt. The Chesterfield, Mo.-based health system, which comprises 40 acute care hospitals and 900 physician practices across four…

Average compensation is increasing for orthopedic surgeons, according to a report from physician recruitment resource LocumTenens.com.

Here are five key insights on outpatient total joint programs from experts interviewed by Becker's ASC Review: