Keep up with the latest orthopedics news and insights from the industry’s trusted legal partner, Ged Lawyers. Here is an overview of what happened this month in the orthopedics field.
The Orthopedic Centre of Florida has partnered with Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company (HOPCo), the largest orthopedic value-based organization in the country and a renowned national leader in musculoskeletal practices and clinical management solutions. This partnership seeks to clinically integrate musculoskeletal practices, health systems, and physicians through southwest Florida and surrounding regions.
Through their partnership, HOPCo and Orthopedic Centre for Florida will also expand orthopedic practice into Naples, Florida. Consequently, many new physicians with specialties in spine care, sports medicine, and joint replacement will be added.
The new location will open its doors for operation in January 2023, and Naples will experience services with additional providers throughout 20223 and the years to come.
Dr. John Mehalik of the Orthopedic Centre of Florida says that the partnership with HOPCo will greatly supplement growth and expansion in Naples. He also states that HOPCo's experience in musculoskeletal practices makes it the perfect partner for this expansion.
HOPCo has appropriate software tools, a proprietary care management platform, and analytics infrastructure, which will improve patient experience through the partnership.
The president and Chief Transformation Officer of HOPCo, Dr. Wael Barsoum, also states that OCF's reputation for patient-centered care made them a great partner.
The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons has officially announced the recipients of the IDEA grant program. Over the next five years, the grant recipients will receive $ 1 million for their research on discrepancies in orthopedics. The 2023 Grant has four awards, namely:
This award supports organizations with special programs promoting diverse talent retention in orthopedic surgery in private and remote settings. The J. Robert Gladden Orthopedic Society received the award.
This award supports single-event programs promoting diversity and inclusion initiatives in orthopedic surgery for learners and surgeons in practice. The following programs received the award:
This award supports an organization that retains and supports diverse workforces in orthopedic surgery in U.S. academic centers. The following organizations received the award:
This award supports organizations that successfully recruit and retain diverse talent in orthopedic surgery. The following organizations received the award:
The American Medical Group Association has developed a medical model that can estimate the risk for chronic opioid use in patients with osteoarthritis. The model was developed using electronic health records from 13 diverse health centers.
To test the models’ ability to predict the likelihood that patients with OA might begin chronic opioid use, the researchers conducted a medical analysis.
The analysis comprised data from patients aged 18-89 with at least one opioid prescription between March 2017- February 2019. The result of the analysis was the development of chronic opioid use, defined as one or more periods spanning more than 84 days in which providers filled three prescriptions within 12 months of the incident prescription date. Medications were excluded if prescribed within three days of an inpatient visit, observational stay, or surgical procedure.
Jeff T. Mohl, Ph.D., of the American Medical Group Association, in Alexandria, Virginia, states that the models were not created to replace the expertise of trained professionals but rather to address the outcomes in patients with osteoarthritis.
He also stated that Osteoarthritis management creates a significant burden to the members of the American Group Association. As such, the models would come in handy to prevent the adverse effects of chronic opioid use.
You must take the burden of sufficient marketing to help your clinic thrive if you have an orthopedic clinic. Here are 11 tips you can use in orthopedic marketing to boost your practice:
A sequence of work goes into the success of claiming recoveries. Here is a brief on the PIP suit process:
Florida drivers pay $10000 to buy Personal Injury Protection, which covers medical treatment. Injured patients sign and transfer Assignment of Benefits (AOB) to provide legal standing for medical providers to demand payment from insurance companies.
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Within 90 days from the treatment date, you can expect our attorneys to file an action in court if the claim isn't sufficiently paid. At that point, the insurer risks covering trial costs and attorney's fees. Most cases will settle pre-trial, resulting in prompt payment to your practice.
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