The shift from volume to value is no where more apparent than in the orthopedics specialty where vendors that once obsessed over titanium and steel are now focusing on services to manage the bundled payment era.
As the buzz around robotics grows, J&J 's DePuy Synthes is touting the clinical and economic evidence tied to its non-robotic knee platform to help hospitals navigate the bundled payments era, but will that sway them?
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
An orthopedic surgeon warns counterparts in Europe to learn from the opioid epidemic in the U.S., while a Mass General researcher looks for better ways to manage pain.
Stryker is launching its Triathlon total knee on its Mako robotic system, reportedly priced at $1 million, at a time of bundled payments and cost consciousness in joint replacement procedures.
Surgeons at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons gave a clear signal that in the future joint replacement will see more use of virtual rehab.