Orthopedics

A joint injection previously limited to Bennington-based Southwestern Vermont Medical Center's hospital patients is now available in an office setting, Vermont Business Magazine reports.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery is collaborating with Scientific Analytics to integrate and refine the company's computer vision technology. 

York, Pa.-based WellSpan Orthopedics updated its appointment scheduling process for patients' convenience, the Gettysburg Times reports.

Oswego (N.Y.) Health added Michael Diaz, DO, and Greg Keller, MD, to its staff and unveiled the in-development Center for Orthopedic Care, Oswego County Today reports.

Allegan (Mich.) General Hospital received a $100,000 donation from The Perrigo Company Charitable Foundation to buy new sterilization machines, according to local news affiliate WWMT.

The Hartford Business Journal outlined the growth of outpatient orthopedic care in Connecticut and across the country.

CMS released a new tool allowing patients to compare the average payment of select procedures in hospital outpatient departments and ASCs.

Zeev Kain, MD, outlined three considerations for surgeons starting outpatient joint replacement programs in a post.

Medicare's mandatory bundled payments for joint replacement created modest savings per hip or knee replacement episode without increasing complications, according to research published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Proactive office protocols can help provide a successful and safe experience for outpatient joint replacement, according to an abstract published in The Journal of Arthroplasty.