CMS’ proposed Medicare payment policy includes another 1.68% cut to reimbursements for surgeons.  The CMS calendar year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule’s proposed rule could have an even larger ...

Joseph Mathews knew how the system worked. He runs an orthopedic practice. He understood Medicare Advantage, referrals and prior authorization. When his mother broke her hand, he knew which calls to ...

The FDA has classified a recall of spinal anesthesia kits from B. Braun Medical as Class I, the agency’s most serious designation, according to a July 17 Citeline report. The recalled kits contain ...

A proposed Medicare rule could cut physician reimbursement for total hip and knee replacement procedures by 20% in 2027, the OrthoForum warned. The alliance represents 96 independent orthopedic ...

The constant buzz around AI has left many healthcare payer executives fatigued. The hype is loud, the path to value isn’t clear and it’s tempting to wait for the noise to settle. But waiting has a ...

Getting an orthopedic practice to adopt AI isn’t a technology problem — it’s a trust problem, according to John Bring, vice president of clinical innovation and performance at Omaha, Neb.-based Sequel ...

There are 27 states, plus Washington, D.C., that operate with a full practice model for nurse practitioners, according to information from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Full ...

Medtech company Stryker has commercially launched the Mako Robotic Power System for total knee replacement procedures. The handheld, robotic-assisted system is compatible with Stryker’s Triathlon ...

An operation can go exactly as planned and still become a bad surgical episode. The patient leaves the hospital, then falls at home. Pain or swelling sends them to the emergency department. A ...

CMS on July 14 issued a proposed rule outlining Medicare Part B payment policy changes for physicians and other practitioners under the calendar year 2027 Physician Fee Schedule, with changes proposed ...

For a generation, the hardest question in spine surgery was whether a case could be done at all, and then whether it could be done outside a hospital. Surgeons answered it. Fusions and decompressions ...