Kansas City Orthopedic Alliance has partnered with price transparency platform HealthMe to give its patients access to healthcare at an upfront and bundled price. 

Orthopedic device company Maxx Orthopedics has added Rich Gray as its new area vice president of sales for the western half of the U.S. 

Jeffrey Dugas, MD, performed an ulnar nerve transportation revision in the right elbow of Boston Red Sox pitcher Zack Kelly, according to a May 3 New England Sports Network report. 

Josh Hudgens, MD, joined EmergeOrtho's Durham, N.C.-based Triangle Region, according to a May 3 news release from the company.

Twenty-eight ASCs, including three ASCs specializing in orthopedic and spine care, have been named the best of 2023 by patient safety reporter Leapfrog and online magazine Money. 

Zimmer Biomet President and CEO Bryan Hanson said the company is still eyeing opportunities for mergers and acquisitions.

Steven Cohen, MD, performed knee surgery on Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Cristian Pache on May 1 in Philadelphia, NBC Sports Philadelphia reported.

Zimmer Biomet on May 2 posted $1.8 billion in revenue for the frst quarter of 2023.

Anjan Shah, MD, was named chief medical officer of Conventus Flower Orthopedics, the medtech company said May 2.

Medical technology company Zimmer Biomet has acquired Ossis, a medical device company specializing in personalized 3D-printed implants for hip replacements. 

Orthopedic surgeon Robert Doane, MD, was elected to the Michigan State Medical Society board of directors, the organization said May 1.

The Reno (Nev.) Orthopedic Center Foundation, founded by orthopedic surgeon Timothy Bray, MD, has hired Miranda Hoover as its new director. 

Chad Mitchell, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Orthopaedic Associates in Panama City, Fla., connected with Becker's to discuss how knee and hip replacements could evolve over the next five years.

ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot created by research laboratory OpenAI, is being used in healthcare for both practical and speculative applications. 

Orthopedic surgical navigation developer Caira Surgical has secured three new patents for its advanced radar surgical tracking and fast landmark registration technologies for use in robotic joint replacement surgery. 

Northwest Specialty Hospital has broken ground on an orthopedic and spine-focused ASC in Post Falls, Idaho, according to an April 29 report from the Coeur d'Alene Press.

The Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Foundation named Holly Johnson, MD, and Casey Humbyrd, MD, as the recipients of two women's leadership awards, according to an April 28 news release.

Becker's reported about two orthopedic lawsuits in April.

Riverside Doctors' Hospital Williamsburg (Va.) received advanced hip and knee replacement certification from the DNV, a global certification, assurance and risk management provider.

Three orthopedic surgeons connected with Becker's to discuss how they predict knee and hip replacements will evolve over the next five years.