The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University's Adult Reconstruction Fellowship is now among the first 50 programs nationwide to receive recognition from The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. 

   Alabama Orthopaedic Specialists will join the Hughston Clinic organization effective June 1, 2022. Hughston Clinic CEO, Mark Baker announced the transition of the Montgomery orthopaedic surgeons at a corporate meeting saying, “It is an honor to announce that Alabama Orthopedic Specialist physicians, Steven A. Barrington, MD, Michael E. Davis, MD, Charles W. Hartzog, Jr., MD, Hussein W. Turki, MD, and G. Dexter Walcott, Jr., MD, are joining the Hughston Clinics team”.

      Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital has the honor of being the only “America’s Best Hospitals for Orthopaedic Surgery” in Alabama and Georgia. Healthgrades, the organization that ranks hospitals across the nation, recognized 63 hospitals that were in the top 100 hospitals for the past 3 years and Jack Hughston Memorial came out on top as the only hospital in Alabama and Georgia to be selected.

As you know from reading Becker’s each day, more physicians than ever are entering into partnerships with larger organizations, as evidenced by 30 orthopedic group transactions during 2021, doubling the number of orthopedic group “investor platforms” from 8 at the end of 2020 to 16 today. 

The use of computer-assisted navigation and robotics within surgery has exploded in recent years. Augmented reality technologies can now improve surgical accuracy and offer more complete data all within the surgeon's visual field, which can improve patient safety and outcomes while reducing postoperative complications.

Although costs in the musculoskeletal space are rapidly increasing, that spending doesn't always translate to value. By creating value-based programs that focus holistically on patients, population health data and the right provider incentives, healthcare systems can better control costs while improving care.

In April 2021, SI-BONE® launched the iFuse-TORQ™ Implant System for the treatment of pelvic fractures, and for SI joint fusion.

Integrating evidence-based practices that include patient preference; patient, family, and staff satisfaction; pain control; patient safety; and cost into our care plans supports improved outcomes for both patient recovery and expenses in the current healthcare climate of declining reimbursements and emphasis on patient experience (1). 

Leaders representing Florida's largest orthopedic umbrella group, Ortho Florida, joined their partners at Rectangle Health, a healthcare technology company, to share best practices and benefits of implementing modern patient payment technologies like Practice Management Bridge in the Feb. 10 webinar, "Providing a straight path from orthopedic payments to practice revenue."

The market for orthobiologics has had to take a backseat because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but experts expect to see the market rebound in 2021 and continue to grow in subsequent years. The market is crowded with lots of competition, so it's critical to be able to differentiate between products and understand which patients would benefit most from each product. 

CMS added total hip arthroplasty to the ASC payable list on Jan. 1, a move that further perpetuates the migration of total joint replacement procedures from the inpatient setting to the outpatient setting.