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Financial
Medicare reimbursement rates for orthopedic trauma have fallen sharply
September 22, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor The amount Medicare reimburses for orthopedic trauma surgery has fallen by nearly one-third…
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Extremities
Smith+Nephew teams up with Avail Medsystems to help deliver remote procedural support, observation and clinical education to customers
LONDON, Sept. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN,NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology business, today announces it has teamed up with Avail Medsystems…
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Financial
With price transparency an inevitability, hospitals need to start working toward compliance
September 15, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor Recently, a federal judge upheld the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ final…
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Financial
Former Beaumont trustee wants CEO, COO and CMO fired through AG intervention
September 13, 2020 / Susan Morse, Managing Editor A former trustee for Beaumont Health wants the Michigan Attorney General to intervene…
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Hospitals
California passes nation’s first bill requiring hospitals to keep a 45-day supply of PPE
September 2, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor The California state legislature this week passed the nation’s first law requiring healthcare facilities —…
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COVID-19
CMS’ requirement of a positive COVID-19 test for 20% bonus may be burdensome for hospitals
August 31, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor While the effects of COVID-19 on the human body are still being studied,…
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Financial
Hospital revenue at risk in CMS’ proposal to move joint replacement to outpatient care
August 29, 2020 / Susan Morse, Managing Editor The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ push to move procedures from inpatient…
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Financial
Pandemic hampers reopening of joint replacement gold mine
August 10, 2020 / Bernard J. Wolfson, Kaiser Health News Dr. Ira Weintraub, a recently retired orthopedic surgeon who now…
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Financial
AAOS Concerned About Unintended Consequences of Drastic CMS Proposal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) President Joseph A. Bosco III, MD, FAAOS, issued the following statement…
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Financial
CMS proposes 2.6% boost to ASCs, outpatient clinics and further cuts 340B program
August 4, 2020 / by Robert King The Trump administration aims to increase Medicare payment rates for outpatient hospital departments and…
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Financial
HHS to dole out $10B in additional COVID-19 funds to hospitals in ‘high-impact’ areas
July 17, 2020 / by Tina Reed The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans to begin distributing $10 billion…
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COVID-19
Healthcare’s Crystal Ball: Ortho Spine Partners
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. With most hospitals on crutches and care providers drained from overwork and stress, everyone is…
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Financial
Price transparency, still up in the air, not likely to reduce costs
July 14, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor Healthcare consumers are often stuck with bills that are confusing and illuminate little…
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COVID-19
Florida HCA hospitals to pause elective surgeries again
July 9, 2020 / ALEX KACIK More than a dozen HCA Healthcare hospitals in Florida will delay certain inpatient surgeries and procedures…
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COVID-19
Texas hits new record for virus deaths as hospitals scramble
July 10, 2020 / Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Worsening coronavirus trends in Texas again set another grim milestone Thursday as the state…
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