The ongoing move from fee-for-service to value-based care, pain management and evolving clinical guidelines are three trends that leaders in the orthopedic and healthcare industries are currently following.

While private equity funding can support the growth of practices and enhance efficiency, some surgeons see potential drawbacks, including negative influence on research and conflict between partners.

There are many factors that contribute to how much surgeons make each year, including cost of living and practice setting.

Spine and orthopedic experts this year spoke with Becker's Spine Review about topics from physician shortages to long-term practice strategies.

Nicholas Grosso, MD, said he hopes the physician-payer relationship can evolve to be more cooperative than adversarial. The mindset is one of the tools that he hopes will strengthen The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics.

In his time at Bethesda, Md.-based Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics, Nicholas Grosso, MD, has found physician exits to be rare.  

From the effects of weight loss drugs to the trajectory of spinal oncology, here are three big predictions from spine and orthopedic leaders.

Stephen Holtzclaw, MD, has spent the beginning of his year getting to know the people behind U.S. Orthopaedic Partners. The emergency medicine physician was named CEO of the management services organization, and he wants to help the MSO thrive.

About a decade ago, Yu-Po Lee, MD, made the decision to move from the University of California San Diego to the University of California Irvine. He shared the factors that went into that decision, along with advice for other spine surgeons considering a career move.

Hyun Bae, MD, has his eyes on the evolution of outpatient spine surgery and value-based care. And one key element to their trajectories will be physician control.

Prior authorizations for medical care, violence against healthcare workers and declining reimbursements are all trends that one orthopedic surgeon believes should be left behind. 

Although spine surgery is trending toward the ASC, there still are some obstacles ahead, Mark Testaiuti, MD, said.

Spine surgeon Michelle Welborn, MD, has spent years researching a collagen X biomarker that she hopes will change how physicians approach scoliosis care. 

Minimally invasive and robotic surgery may see a surge of popularity throughout 2024. 

Advancements in minimally invasive surgery, telemedicine and imaging technologies are just a few of the things on one surgeon's wishlist for 2024.

The orthopedic industry is filled with new technology, but gathering information on such technology is key before diving in head first. 

Spine and orthopedic experts this year spoke with Becker's Spine Review about topics from Ozempic to outpatient migration.

Jon Edgington, MD, an orthopedic surgery and joint specialist with the Community Care Network in Hobart and Valparaiso, Ind., recently performed the region's first two hinged knee replacements using Stryker's Mako robot. 

Spinal imaging technology has eliminated many mysteries in patient care, but there are still areas to grow, Robert Rothrock, MD, director of spinal oncology at Miami Neuroscience Institute, said.

Implementing a new spine surgery technique and advancing spinal research are among the top accomplishments for Nikhil Sahai, MD.