Addressing the stigma of private equity partnerships is a challenge top of mind for Raj Bhole, MD, chair of Resurgens Orthopedics and board member of United Musculoskeletal Partners.
Payer relationships and physician autonomy are two things that need to be improved in the orthopedic and spine surgery industries, according to three surgeons.
Data analytics is an important aspect for Eric Wieser, MD, vice president of Dallas-based Arlington Orthopedic Associates and board member of United Musculoskeletal Partners, to consider in his position.
Maintaining culture is a crucial yet challenging aspect of growing an orthopedic group, according to Mark Conklin, MD, of Golden, Colo.-based -based Panorama Orthopedics.
Although private equity has the ability to increase inefficiency and growth at orthopedic and spine practices, many surgeons still believe there could be disadvantages to these deals.
Private equity investment is an evolving force in orthopedics and can give practices an advantage in the market, according to physicians part of the July merger of two management services organizations.
The increase in value-based care for orthopedic cases will continue to be pushed by the transition of cases to ASCs, but staffing shortages could threaten care delivery, according to one orthopedic surgeon leader.
A lack of access to innovative technology, mounting pressures from health systems and payer denials are among some of the top worries for spine surgeons today.
Richard Berger, MD, created a telehealth program for total joint replacement patients. He calls it Berger's Elective Surgical and Telemedicine Experience, or BEST, and the concept was conceived long before COVID-19 accelerated the use of telehealth.
While many spine and orthopedic practices have turned to consolidation or private equity investments to leverage their position in the market, Eric Freeman, DO, is remaining private.
Expansion of procedures, new technology and physicians taking back autonomy are three ways one ASC administrator sees orthopedic and spine surgery changing in the next two years.
Increasing patient access and incorporating value-based care are among the top priorities the Orthopedic Centers of Colorado has for the second half of this year, according to Brian Larkin, MD.
Some of the top priorities for spine and orthopedic surgeons during the second half of 2022 include staying ahead of the competition against MSOs and large hospital systems, improving patient care and recruiting staff.
Although there are several new technologies and techniques improving outcomes for sports medicine and orthopedic patients, many surgeons are not incentivized to use them, according to Kevin Stone, MD.
Standards of care for spine surgery will become increasingly aligned as surgeons become more reliant on patient outcome data to drive treatment, one spine surgeon predicts.
Many spine and orthopedic surgeons were disappointed by the proposed 2023 rules from CMS. One of the major proposed changes is a decrease in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
