Precision OS replaces cadavers for surgical spine training at the Global Spine Congress
The immersive medical education software company is applying its medical-grade virtual reality platform to train surgeons.
Providing the best care at the lowest price: Outlook for orthopaedics in 2019
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.
Reducing Clinical and Staff Burnout with AI Automation
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
Philly healthcare and life science investment firm 1315 Capital raises $300M+ for second fund
The investment firm plans to invest $10 million to $30 million in specialty pharma, and medtech companies.
Ex-Nokia engineers’ clinical decision support startup helps doctors analyze and treat bone fractures (Updated)
Disior's tech revolves around rapidly converting 2D medical scans into interactive 3D images to help orthopedic physicians analyze and assess fractures for implants.
Analysts: Zimmer Biomet CEO’s departure long-needed
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.
Bundled payments are gaining momentum in orthopedics, but can they work in other specialties?
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.
Health Executives on Digital Transformation in Healthcare
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
Joint injury diagnostics business Trice Medical raises $19.3M following FDA device clearance
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.
Here’s the latest entrant in the Internet of Things in healthcare market
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.
The robotic have-not: How J&J plans to woo hospitals, knee surgeons
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 launches expensive Mako robot for knee replacement in cost-conscious era
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.
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Transforming Patient Care: The Role of AI-Powered Assistants
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
Virtual rehab to gain ground in orthopedics as bundled payments take hold
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.
Surgeons wary of ortho bundles delay and deny procedures
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.
Ortho startup believes optical navigation tool can provide better outcomes for hip replacements
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.
Zimmer Biomet snaps up interactive telerehabilitation business RespondWell
The deal reflects Zimmer Biomet's interest in supporting value-based care through the company's Signature Solutions program to hospitals.
An avatar to keep patients happy and soothe bundled care woes
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.