CMS backed away from several controversial proposals in its 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule, but orthopedic and spine surgeons are still facing mounting reimbursement pressures, new ...
FX Shoulder Solutions has received FDA 510(k) clearance of its Easytech Reversed system for shoulder replacements.  Easytech Reversed is the first FDA-cleared stemless reverse shoulder arthroplasty ...
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Erie County Medical Center appointed Hanna Algattas, MD, chief of service for neurosurgery. Dr. Algattas joined ECMC in 2023. His clinical focus includes complex open and ...
DePuy Synthes has introduced AutoPlan, an automated surgical planning capability for its VELYS Robotic-Assisted Solution for total knee arthroplasty, in the U.S. The technology uses surgeons’ ...
Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute has acquired Florida Sports Injury & Orthopedic Institute, adding six orthopedic and sports medicine physicians in Clermont, Fla., as of Nov. 5. Florida Sports ...
Orthopedic practices often call patient-reported outcomes a burden. Kevin Bozic, MD, hears that as a sign they aren’t using them. “I personally believe that patient-reported outcomes and measurement ...
Ask an orthopedic surgeon whether bone health matters, and the answer is almost always yes. Ask who should manage it, and the answer changes. “Most will say it’s important,” said Douglas R. Dirschl, ...
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has opened a new orthopedic suite at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway (N.J.), the system announced Nov. 5. Three orthopedic surgeons from ...
CMS’ 2027 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule cuts the conversion factor by 2.31%, a deeper cut than the 1.68% CMS proposed in July. Alexander Vaccaro, MD, PhD, president of Philadelphia-based ...