Wrapped up 2024: Healio revisits a year of business in orthopedics
Healio revisits the most-read news, research and topics in the business of orthopedics in 2024.
Study: Industry payment distributions may be skewed by 0.1% of physician earners
Industry payment totals may be skewed by 0.1% of physicians who received more than $1 million from 2013 to 2022. Orthopedists, neurologists, psychiatrists and cardiologists received the highest total payments. Read more.
Capitalism is the path to value-based care
This Commentary from Anthony A. Romeo, MD, Chief Medical Editor of Healio | Orthopedics Today, discussed the future of health care models in the United States, as debates continue for a socialistic vs. capitalistic model. Read more.
Number of noncompetes is likely to decrease
This blog from David M. Glaser, JD, details the latest ruling from the Federal Trade Commission regarding noncompete clauses in for-profit entities and how it may impact physicians. Read more.
BLOG: Read this if you are considering private equity
Learn the pros and cons of private equity for investors and professionals and whether it is right for your orthopedic practice. Read more.
Speaker: Direct-to-employer contracting may benefit orthopedic practices
Direct-to-employer contracting may benefit orthopedic practices. Tracking internal metrics and targeting local employers may open potential contracting opportunities. Read more.
Orthopedists uniquely positioned to guide value-based care
Orthopedics is a specialty uniquely positioned to tackle the challenges facing value-based payment models, with orthopedic surgeons well-suited to define value, promote health equity and improve quality of care. Read more.
Patient advocacy reporting system may reduce cost of orthopedic malpractice claims
The Patient Advocacy Reporting System reduced the cost of malpractice claims for high-risk clinicians in an orthopedic practice network. Study results showed the system reduced malpractice claims cost by 83% per high-risk clinician. Read more.
Surgical volume may be an indicator of quality of care in ASCs
Results showed low-volume ASCs were associated with increased odds of hospital revisit and patients with multimorbidity were especially at risk for revisit in low-volume centers. Read more.