By focusing on improving outcomes – whether that’s through pre-operative management or more conservative care - at the lowest best price will help prove the value of orthopaedics in 2019 and beyond.
The investment firm plans to invest $10 million to $30 million in specialty pharma, and medtech companies.
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Disior's tech revolves around rapidly converting 2D medical scans into interactive 3D images to help orthopedic physicians analyze and assess fractures for implants.
Zimmer Biomet pre-announced disappointing second-quarter results while also revealing that David Dvorak had stepped down as CEO, a move that some analysts feel was long needed.
If the bundled payments program proves successful for orthopedics, other complex conditions and diseases could apply these best practices to improve health and reduce costs, too.
Trice developed a needle equipped with a camera to give orthopedic physicians a better assessment of sports-related joint injuries and offer an alternative to MRIs.
The ongoing nursing shortage facilitates high turnover rates since nurses know they won’t have difficulties finding new jobs. In order to retain and attract staff, it’s in a facility’s best interest to understand what nurses want.
As virtual rehabilitation picks up, traditional orthopedics widget makers like Breg are foraying into at-home physical therapy using a sensor device and a companion mobile app.
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?
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.
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An analyst survey shows that surgeons who are part of Medicare's Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement program are denying or delaying hip and knee replacements for certain patients.
Intellijoint Surgical has developed an optical navigation system to properly position artificial hips, and with $11 million raised in a Series A round, plans further expansion in the U.S.
The deal reflects Zimmer Biomet's interest in supporting value-based care through the company's Signature Solutions program to hospitals.
An avatar might be a way by which hospitals contending with the bundled care payment in orthopedics can lower costs and get joint replacement patients to recover well and at home.
Ananda Devices CEO talks about plans for expanding its organ-on-a-chip tech from researching spinal cord injuries to neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis.