For Jake Hartline, MD, the decision to build a sports medicine career in private practice rather than in a hospital-employed ...

Kickback allegations, False Claims Act settlements and device safety issues have shaped orthopedic and spine litigation over the past year, hitting device makers, distributors, hospitals and physician ...

UnitedHealthcare recently announced it’s cutting prior authorization requirements by 30%, including for some outpatient surgeries, by the end of 2026. Four surgeons connected with Becker’s to share ...

Children’s Health Dallas-Scottish Rite for Children Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center was ranked as the top pediatric orthopedic hospital in the country by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings, ...

AI can help determine which patients reach a spine surgeon, predict surgical risk, generate clinical notes and assist with treatment planning. But as the technology moves closer to actual care ...

A contract dispute set to push Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics out of Highmark Blue Shield’s Pennsylvania network Oct. 1 has escalated into a broader fight over out-of-network physician ...

Orthopedic Associates of Hartford (Conn.) has added specialists to its physician team. The orthopedic specialty group has provided care for more than 55 years and operates three ambulatory surgery ...

Spinal Association secured a $300,000 investment over three years from community partners as the organization marked its 35th anniversary, according to a Sept. 17 report by ABC affiliate WHAM-TV. The ...

For years, orthopedic surgeons have measured the success of joint replacement by where patients ultimately end up: pain relieved, function restored and an implant that holds up over time. Eric ...

The highest paid orthopedic surgeon in Detroit earns $878,100 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $373,570 orthopedic surgeons ...

For much of modern spine surgery, fusion has been the dependable answer to a long list of structural problems: decompress the neural elements, stabilize the spine and accept the loss of motion as the ...

As the U.S. population ages and demand for joint replacements and spine procedures climbs, orthopedics has increasingly talked about shifting toward prevention — treating patients before they need ...