(Fortune) – Dr. Ira Weintraub, a recently retired orthopedic surgeon who now works at a medical billing consultancy, saw a hip replacement bill for over $400,000 earlier this year. “The patient stayed in the hospital 17 days, which is only 17 times normal. […]
(MD+DI) – The orthopedic company known for its customized knee implants now plans to sell a standard off-the-shelf knee in parallel to its higher-cost customized knee implants. […]
(KHN) – Three months ago, the nation watched as COVID-19 patients overwhelmed New York City’s intensive care units, forcing some of its hospitals to convert cafeterias into wards and pitch tents in parking lots. […]
(NBCDFW) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order Thursday morning suspending elective surgeries in four counties to ensure bed availability for COVID-19 patients. The governor issued the order effective Friday night at 11:59 p.m. for hospitals in Bexar, Dallas, Harris and Travis counties. The order does not, so far, impact any other North Texas county. […]
(Modern Healthcare) – COVID-19 could be a double whammy for hospitals’ finances in that they’re putting off high-margin surgeries to treat expensive, complex coronavirus patients with no way to predict reimbursement. […]
(ODT) – Pre-planning and surgical precision are driving physician acceptance and market adoption of robotic-assisted technology in orthopedics. […]
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